And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; And said unto me. Thou art my servant O Israel in whom I will be glorified. Then I said I have laboured 4 3
Magazine: Volume 5
BROWNLOW NORTH’S CONVERSION Extracts from Brownlow North by K. Moody-Stuart The 12th of August, 1854, found Mr. North busy once more upon the Dallas moors; and to show that his hand had not yet lost its cunning, on the 14th, after the other sportsmen had all started for distant beats, he went out, and with …
LOOKING UP TO THE HILLS C. H. Spurgeon 1. `I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.’ It is wise to look to the strong for strength. Dwellers in valleys are subject to many disorders for which there is no cure but a sojourn in the uplands, and it …
GOOD WORKS J. Calvin There is nothing in which men resemble God more truly than in doing good to others. God not only loves the faithful, but also their works. The grace of Christ, and not their own dignity or merit, is that which gives worth to our works. Outward works… the only testimonies to …
THE OCEAN OF LOVE My heart was like a stony rock, far from the pleasant shore, Surrounded by an ocean great, that flows for evermore; That ocean is God’s boundless love, its height and depth and length Beyond the far horizon’s brim it flows in all its strength. My heart was like a stony rock, …
THE TWO SENDERS Notes on John 20.21 by Paul Watts The risen Jesus said to His disciples, ‘…as my Father has sent me, even so send I you’. The two Senders are two Persons of the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son. Reflecting the unity of the one Godhead they send in a similar …
A LETTER TO THE REV. MR. JOHN WESLEY George Whitefield Preface I am very well aware what different effects publishing this Letter against the dear Mr. Wesley’s Sermon will produce. Many of my friends, that are strenuous advocates for universal Redemption, will immediately be offended. Many that are zealous on the other side will be …
A LETTER FROM SAMUEL RUTHERFORD Explanation Having recently had the pleasure of making a short visit to fair ‘Anwoth by the Solway’, I had the urge to read again something of the life and writings of Samuel Rutherford. Hence the cover-picture of this edition and the following pieces which give a brief and inadequate glimpse …
A SERMON BY SAMUEL RUTHERFORD ‘Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, sailh the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith …