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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.' Exod 20: 17. THIS commandment forbids covetousness in general, Thou shalt not covet;' and in particular, ... Read More

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 These verses, like the stairs of Solomon's temple, cause our ascent to the holy of holies. We are now mounting up a step higher. Blessed are the merciful . . '. There was never more need to preach of mercifulness than in these unmerc... Read More

Lessons from the Recent EARTHQUAKE Preached in Hanover county, Virginia, June 19, 1756, by Samuel Davies. (Note: In this sermon, Davies is referring to the Great Lisbon Earthquake which took place on November 1, 1755. Contemporary reports state that the earthquake lasted nearly six minutes, causing ... Read More

The Nature of Love to God and Christ, Opened and Enforced by Samuel Davies The third time Jesus said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." John 21:17 "If an... Read More

Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous? Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others. He that delivered me unto thee, has the greater sin.' John 19: 11. The Stoic philosophers held that all sins were equal; but this Scrip... Read More

I Can't Make Myself Different! (A Conversation between a Minister and One of His Flock) Francis Bourdillon , 1873 Minister: "And now, as we have got through our business, Clayton, let us turn to something more important. I was glad to see you at church last Sunday. Now that you have come once, I hop... Read More

Men Naturally are God's Enemies Jonathan Edwards August, 1736 "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son." Romans 5:10 Subject: Natural men are God's enemies. The apostle, from the beginning of the epistle, to the beginning of this chapter, had insisted on the d... Read More

Man's Natural Blindness in Things of Religion Jonathan Edwards 1739/1740 Three sermons "Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise? He who planted the ear, shall he not hear? he who formed the eye, shall he not see? He who chastises the heathen, shall not he corre... Read More

Growing up into Christ in All Things Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on Sunday morning, August 3rd, 1856, by J. C. Philpot "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they l... Read More

The Carnality of the Sinner, and the Prayer of the Saint William Nicholson, 1862 "There are many who say: 'Who will show us any good?' LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us!" Psalm 4:6 It is very interesting to observe the differences between the righteous and the wicked. The Scripture... Read More