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Divine Mercy to Mourning Penitents By Samuel Davies "I have surely heard Ephraim's moaning: 'You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined. Restore me, and I will return, because you are the LORD my God. After I strayed, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh... Lee mas

Poor and Contrite Spirits—the Objects of the Divine Favor by Samuel Davies "To this man will I look—even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at My Word." Isaiah 66:2 As we consist of physical bodies— as well as immortal souls ; and are endowed with corporeal senses—as well as ... Lee mas

Daily Talk George Everard, 1866 The prominence given in Scripture to any subject, is usually a fair criterion of its importance . If it be seldom referred to, if little is said upon it directly or indirectly, we may infer that it is not a matter upon which great stress need be laid. If, however, we ... Lee mas

The Vanity of the World! Ezekiel Hopkins, 1663 "Vanity of Vanities, says the Preacher. Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity!" Ecclesiastes 1:2 The Preacher here mentioned, is no less a person than King Solomon—and this whole book is no other than his Recantation Sermon. The text he preached on, is the ... Lee mas

THE RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS By John MacDuff "Whenever I bring clouds over the earth — and the rainbow appears in the clouds." Genesis 9:14 SOVEREIGNTY "The Lord reigns!" Psalm 93:1 No rainbow of promise in the "dark and cloudy day" shines more radiantly than this. God, my God, the God who gave Jesus —... Lee mas

Treasures from J.R. Miller 1840 — 1912 (choice excerpts) "If any 19th century American Christian writer warrants reprinting, it is J. R. Miller! His writing style is delightfully smooth, his insights are spiritual diamonds on every page, and his pastoral applications are delivered with the skill of ... Lee mas

Friendship J.R. Miller "A man who has friends must himself be friendly." Proverbs 18:24 There are some people who make it very hard for others to be their friends. They put friendship to unreasonable tests. They make demands upon it to which only the largest patience and the most generous charity wi... Lee mas

Counsel and Help J. R. Miller, 1907 CHOICE EXCERPTS A living, loving, personal Savior We are in the habit of saying that Christ saved us by dying for us on the Cross. In an important sense this is true. We never could have been saved, if He had not died for us. But we are actually saved by our relat... Lee mas

The Advantage of Keeping One's Temper J.R. Miller, published 1913 Some people will scarcely admit that bad temper is sinful. They call it an infirmity, and apologize for it or seek to excuse it on the ground that they cannot help it. This, however, is a too self-indulgent view. Bad temper is sinful.... Lee mas

Our Faithful Friend and Companion George Mylne, 1862 What is friendship without companionship? The chief benefit of a friend is that he is our companion too. What a delicate thing is companionship, in the full meaning of the word — the companionship of heart and mind! It is not to be bought with gol... Lee mas