Let me direct your attention to the duties inculcated as necessary to the discharge of the ministry. These will be found to consist in four things:— 1. Vigilance.—“Watch thou in all things.” This is a
“Unto the pure all things are pure, but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.”—Tit. 1:15. The apostle had lived to see many who
“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.”—2 Tim. 1:13. This Epistle was written on the near approach of death, and
“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.”—Prov. 14:8. This proverb teaches us that true wisdom is of a useful or practical nature. There is a
“Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace.”—Rom. 14:19. My dear brethren, in complying with your request to address you, on the present occasion, I shall study plainness of speech. I shall
“From above the horse-gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the
“Unto the pure all things are pure, but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.”—Tit. 1:15. The apostle had lived to see many who
“Cast me not off in the time of old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth.”—Psal. 71:9. This Psalm is supposed to have been written about the time of Absalom’s conspiracy. God had cast
“The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.”—Psal. 94:11. Surely it is the design of God in all his dispensations, and by all the discoveries of his word, to stain the pride
By “the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ” I understand that which is communicated through his death, and with the dispensation of which he is invested, both now and at the day of judgment: “Of