Excerpt from A Discourse on the Death of Zachary Taylor
There is a strong natural propensity in the human heart to attempt independence of God. It is practically exhibited, both by individuals and by nations, in the various forms of ignor ing, evading, perverting, and openly transgress ing and defying the Divine Will - in cherish ing a spirit of inordinate self - reliance - and in utter forgetfulness of both the obligation and the safety of trusting solely in God, and of serv ing, glorifying, and enjoying Him.
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Rev. John Michael Krebs was the pastor of the Rutgers street Presbyterian Church, New York from 1830 until 1867.
In 1837 he was appointed Permanent Clerk of the General Assembly, and retained the office till 1845 -- he had resigned it the year previous, but his resignation was not accepted. In 1845 he was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. He was elected Clerk of the Presbytery and Synod of New York in 1841, and Director of the Theological Seminary at Princeton in 1842, and was appointed President of that Board in 1866.
He was a member of the Board of Foreign Missions from its organization till his death. His published works consist of about a dozen occasional sermons, which are marked by great energy perspicuity and precision.
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