JOHN BUNYAN’S PRAYER “God be merciful to me a sinner and make me to know and believe in Jesus Christ: for I see that if His righteousness had not been, or I have not faith in that righteousness, I am utterly cast away. Lord, I have heard that Thou art a merciful God, and hast …
Issue: Issue 2
BEHOLD how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard even Aarons beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3. As the dew of
The sea-sick passenger shall come to land; Christ will be the first that will meet you on the shore. S. RUTHERFORD.
PENITENCE An enlightened sinner cannot but feel sorrow for all his past and present deviations from the law of God. Being led by grace to the fountain of living waters, he deeply laments his having so long endeavoured to hew out unto himself broken cisterns which can hold no water, and wonders how he could …
We see God’s decrees when they bring forth their fruits, all actions, good and ill, sweet and sour, in their time; but we see not presently the after birth of God’s decree, to wit. His blessed end, and the good that He bringeth out of His holy and spotless counsel. We see His working and …
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude and as the voice of many waters and as the voice of mighty thunderings saying. Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. —Revelation 19. 6.
MY PORTRAIT August 13th, 1773 My dear Sir; We are always glad to hear from you, because your paper is perfumed with the name of Jesus. You speak well of Him, and you have reason, for He has been a good friend to you. I likewise am enabled to say something of Him; and I …
I thought it had been an easy thing to be a Christian, and that to seek God had been at the next door, but oh, the windings, the turnings, the ups and the downs that He hath led me through! and I see yet much way to the ford. S. RUTHERFORD.
BROTHERLY LOVE July 5th, 1967 My dear Friend, I want to write you a letter, if so be, as grace is given, to strengthen your hands in God in all your labours, and in the varied experiences you must needs pass through to be what is your heartfelt desire—”The Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message.” …