“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin

“Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.”—Psal. 90:15. This “prayer of Moses the man of God,” as it is entitled, is thought

“That I may be comforted with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.”—Rom. 1:12. The communion of saints was thought of such importance among the early Christians as to become an article

“Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more

[Preached at the Annual Meeting of the Bedford Union, May 6, 1801] “If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us.”—Numb. 14:8. You recollect, my brethren,

The operations of this principle may not only be traced by those things which furnish occasion for it, but by other things which have a direct and positive influence in producing it. The occasion and

[Delivered at the funeral of the Rev. J. Sutcliff, of Olney, June 28, 1814.] We are given to understand, that by means of building on our most holy faith, and praying in the Holy Spirit,

“Pure religion, and undefiled before God and the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”—James 1:27. Religion has, in all ages, occupied

This admirable summary of prayer, as introduced by Matthew, would seem to be only for the purpose of illustrating, by example, the foregoing precepts. Luke, however, represents it as occasioned by our Saviour’s being engaged

When our Saviour spoke of his making men free, the Jews were offended. It hurt their pride to be represented as slaves; yet slaves they were—and such is every sinner, however insensible of it, till