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In Answer to a late Pamphlet, called "SERIOUS THOUGHTS" on that Subject. The doctrine of the saints final perseverance in grace to glory, being a doctrine so fully expressed in the sacred scriptures, so clearly wrote there as with a sun-beam, having so large a compass of proof; as scarce any other d... Read More

Isaiah 50:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. It is not easy for those, whose habits of life are insensibly formed by the customs of modern times, to conceive any adequate id... Read More

Q-26: HOW DOES CHRIST EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF A KING? A: In subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies. Let us consider now Christ's regal office. And he has on his vesture, and on his thigh, a name written, "King of kings, and Lord of... Read More

Divine Motives to Contentment. SECT. 1. The first argument to contentation. 1. Consider the excellency of it. Contentment is a flower that doth not grow in every garden; it teacheth a man how in the midst of want to abound. You would think it were excellent if I could prescribe a receipt or antidote... Read More

God's Building by William Nicholson, 1862 "You are God's building." 1 Corinthians 3:9 How great is the condescension of God in associating fallen men with himself — admitting them to communion, and investing them with the most exalted privileges! To have proper views of that condescension, man must ... Read More

The Sentence of Death in Ourselves Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on Feb. 17, 1861, by J. C. Philpot "But we had t he sentence of death in ourselves , that we should not trust ourselves, but in God who raises the dead– who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver– in whom we ... Read More

Abiding in Christ Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, July 6, 1847, by J. C. Philpot "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abides in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me." John 15:4 Have you ever considered the experience... Read More

Good Cheer for the Whole Year Arthur Pink "The eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year" (Deut. 11:12). The historical reference is to the land of Canaan , in which a contrast is pointed between it and Egypt, where the Israelites had ... Read More

The Doctrine of Mortification (Arthur Pink, 1952) "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the body, you will live." Romans 8:13 1. Introduction It is the studied judgment of this writer, and he is by no means alone therein, that doctrinal p... Read More

Your Keeper! James Smith, 1865 "The Lord is your keeper" Psalm 121:5 Our safety and happiness lie in what the Lord is to us. In darkness — he is our light; in weakness — he is our strength; in danger — he is our refuge; at all times — he is our keeper. He never trusts his people in any hands but his... Read More