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The Church's Marriage To Her Sons, And To Her God Dated September 19, 1746. Preached at the installment of the Rev. Samuel Buel, as pastor of the church and congregation at East Hampton on Long Island Isaiah 62:4, 5 Thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons m... Read More

Use IV. Showing how a Christian may know whether he hath learned this Divine Art. Thus having laid down these three cautions, I proceed, in the next place, to an use of trial. How may a Christian know that he hath learned this lesson of contentment? I shall lay down some characters by which you shal... Read More

Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.' Acts 11: 18. Repentance seems to be a bitter pill to take, but it is to purge out the bad humour of sin. By some Antinomian spirits it is cried down as a legal doctrine; but Christ himself preached it. From that time Jesus began to pre... Read More

Use V. Containing a Christian Directory, or Rules about Contentment. I proceed now to an use of direction, to show Christians how they may attain to this divine art of contentation. Certainly it is feasible, others of God's saints have reached to it. St Paul here had it; and what do we think of thos... Read More

Rejoicing in God's Salvation by William Nicholson, 1862 "I will rejoice in your salvation!" Psalm 9:14 The minds of the wicked find joy from the most trivial causes — causes which the Spirit of God has taught the Christian to estimate as mere "vanity and vexation of spirit." To the enlightened mind,... Read More

Prayer for Divine Mercy! William Nicholson, 1862 "O satisfy us early with your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." Psalm 90:14 In prayer the mind ought always to be in a state suitable for that important exercise: a deep sense of our sinfulness and impotency; an abiding conviction ... Read More

Neglect of God in Seasons of Need William Nicholson, 1862 "But no one says: Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night? " Job 35:10 This is the language of Elihu, by which he shows the miserable state of the wicked, who, when troubles come upon them, have nothing to support them. When they ... Read More

The Character and Privileges of the Righteous William Nicholson, 1862 "But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them; let them also who love your name, be joyful in you." Psalm 5:11. "But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them e... Read More

The Service of Christ Arthur Pink "For my yoke is easy and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:30). As pointed out earlier, the "yoke," when employed figuratively, is the symbol of service, for it is by means of such an instrument oxen are united together in the plow or wagon, that they may work for the... Read More

DELIVERANCE FROM PRISON (From the Gospel Standard Magazine, 1838) "Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name" (Psalm 142.7). It is not certain that David composed this Psalm in the Cave of Adullam, when he had fled from Achish king of Gath, or in the cave of Engedi, when he had taken ... Read More