Ver. 4–6. God, in mercy to the patriarch, condescends to remove his doubts on this subject, assuring him that his heir should descend from his own body; yet he must continue to live upon promises.

“By love serve one another.”—Gal. 5:13. I shall begin by addressing a few words to you, my brother, the pastor of this church. The text expresses your duty—to “serve” the church; and the manner in

In respect of the first of these statements, it is true that justification, and every other spiritual blessing, was included in that purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world

Further, The success of the gospel in the times of the apostles is ascribed to the influence of the Holy Spirit, as its first or primary cause. That the truth of the doctrine, and even

Answer to an anonymous Letter from “An Observer,” on his Objections to Foreign Missions I should not have thought it necessary thus publicly* to notice an anonymous letter, had it not afforded me an opportunity

True religion is a narrow way. We are in danger of missing it, not only in what we do, but in the end for which, or why we do it. The apostle had been dissuading