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"Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee." This was the devout breathing of the king of Israel (the penman, too, of this little book to which we are now proposing, in the Lord's grace, to introduce ourselves), when the glory had... Read More

Thomas Watson, The Lord's Prayer First published as part of A Body of Practical Divinity, 1692 The Preface to the Lord's Prayer 'Our Father which art in Heaven ' Having gone over the chief grounds and fundamentals of religion, and enlarged upon the decalogue, or ten commandments, I shall speak now u... Read More

The Perfect Pattern Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "Be imitators of God, as beloved children." Ephesians 5:1 When parents are such as Christian parents ought to be — their children should look to them as their example. Nothing on earth can be happier, than a household in which the parents are walking in ... Read More

DUTIES OF CHURCH MEMBERS by John Angell James These are so numerous and various, that they must be classed under different heads. I do not now intend so much those duties, which they owe in common to God as Christians—as those which they owe to the church, as members. If I was speaking of the former... Read More

The Clean Water Sprinkled and the New Heart Given Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on September 23, 1866, by J. C. Philpot "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean– from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give ... Read More

God's Loving-kindness Arthur Pink April, 1948 In the closing paragraphs of our March cover-page article, reference was made to the faithfulness of God ; here we propose to engage the reader with another of His excellencies--one of which every Christian has received innumerable proofs. We turn unto a... Read More

Christian Submission Arthur Pink July, 1946 "Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God." Ephesians 5:21 This is a general exhortation which sums up much of what has been set forth in the fourth and fifth chapters of this epistle. It is founded upon the grand truth of the unity of the m... Read More

GIVING James Smith The very title of this piece will be enough for some. "There is no end to giving," they will say; "we are tired of appeals! Write on some other subject!" No! this is our subject—this is our present theme. But before entering upon it, let us ask the complainer , Are you tired of re... Read More