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Heavenly Dew Drops! By William Thoseby, 1865 "His heavens shall drop down dew." Deuteronomy 33:28 "I will be as the dew unto Israel." Hosea 14:5 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this little volume is to recommend virtue . To show that religion is a lovely flower wherever it is seen. And the Editor of the... Read More

The Destruction of Hardened Sinners by Asahel Nettleton "He, who being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy!" Proverbs 29:1 A stronger indication of a mind unreconciled to God can hardly be conceived than an unwillingness to receive reproof. The humbl... Read More

The Benefits of Sanctified Afflictions (New England Tract Society, 1820) Apostate man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. This is the language of inspiration , and it is the language of experience . While God is daily conferring favors upon us, he is at the same time bearing constant tes... Read More

The Duties of Parents by J. C. Ryle "Train up a child in the way he should go—and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 I suppose that most professing Christians are acquainted with the text at the head of this page. The sound of it is probably familiar to your ears, like an old... Read More

A Word to Parents Arthur Pink One of the saddest and most tragic features of our twentieth-century "Civilization" is the awful prevalence of disobedience on the part of children to their parents during the days of childhood, and their lack of reverence and respect when they grow up. This is evidence... Read More

Eternal Punishment Arthur Pink, 1940 We take up our pen to write on one of the most solemn truths taught in the Word of God. And before we began, we turned to the Lord and earnestly sought that wisdom and grace which we are conscious we sorely need; making request that we might be preserved from all... Read More

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... Read More

Often Reproved! Francis Bourdillon , 1873 The minister lost no time in going, for the message was urgent. A man had a massive stroke and was in great danger. As he got near the door, he heard the sound of hard breathing within. He found the man lying on a bed in a lower room. He lay just as he had b... Read More

'And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.' Matt 6: 13. This petition consists of two parts. First, Deprecatory, Lead us not into temptation.' Secondly, Petitionary, But deliver us from evil.' I. Lead us not into temptation.' Does God lead into temptation? God tempts no man to sin. ... Read More

"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." (James 3:6) The apostle James in this Scripture, describes the evil of the tongue, "The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." 1. "It is a fire." It burns with intemperate heat; it causeth the heat of contention; it sets others in a flame. 2. "A worl... Read More