BROWNLOW NORTH’S LAST DAYS Mrs.Campbell continues: ‘On Sunday night he had preached a very arousing discourse upon the awfulness of sin and of God’s wrath, addressed to the unconverted. His two discourses on Wednesday and Friday were addressed more to the Lord’s people. He was quiet, and spoke much of the blessedness of the Christian …
Magazine: Issue 4
A WORD TO SINNERS AND SAINTS From a sermon by William Romaine 1714-1795 `Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.’ Matthew 25.13. Men and brethren, let me speak freely unto you concerning this scripture. It is of great and of eternal importance, and you ought …
POLYCARP A. R. Bonar The Last Days of Eminent Christians In the writings of Eusebius we have an account of Polycarp’s martyrdom, contained in an epistle written by the Church of Smyrna to that of Philadelphia, and it is a document of undoubted genuineness and deep interest. The most admirable Polycarp, when he first heard …
PREACHING IN BARNSLEY. Incidents in the life of James Taylor, (died 1795) great grandfather of James Hudson Taylor. Long before this, however, he had been privileged to “make full proof of his ministry in truly apostolic ways. Down on the Old Bridge and in the Market Place he had been in danger of his life …
DOES CHRISTIAN FAITH DEPEND UPON SCIENTIFIC FAITH? “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life; . . . that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you . . …
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE Oliver Heywood was one of the persecuted servants of Christ who lived in the seventeenth century. It is said that, at one time, he was reduced to great straits. His little stock of money was quite exhausted, the family provisions were quite consumed, and Martha, a maid-servant who had been in …
COME AND WELCOME TO JESUS CHRIST Extracts from a sermon by John Bunyan, 1628-1688 “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6.37. 1. That they that are coming to Jesus Christ, are ofttimes heartily afraid that Jesus Christ …
PRAISE Sing ye praises with understanding.” Psalm 47.7. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart.” Psalm 111.1. They Praise God with half a heart who, having devotion want understanding; or else endued with understanding want devotion. John Boys There are some things good but not pleasant, as afflictions; some things are pleasant but …
SEALING 1. SEALING “In whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.” Eph. 1.13. Some consider this sealing as the highest assurance, which but few obtain. Others as a state of perfection in holiness and entire freedom from the being of sin, which some pretend to, but no …