Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Progress of Righteousness
This is the second half of last week's Fuller Friday: Read it here. Having offered a few thoughts on the progress of sin, in your last number, the following may be considered as a counterpart.
This is the second half of last week's Fuller Friday: Read it here. Having offered a few thoughts on the progress of sin, in your last number, the following may be considered as a counterpart.
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
“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up
[Preached at Kettering, at the funeral of Mr. Beeby Wallis, April, 1792.] “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea,
The greatest enemies of Christianity would still be thought friendly to morality, and will plead for it as necessary to the well-being of mankind. However immoral men may be in their practice, and to whatever
From Dialogues Between Crispus and Gaius C. In our last interview, Gaius, we discoursed on the influence of truth as it respected our eternal salvation; we will now inquire, if you please, into its influence
“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