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Thomas Watson

Heart Purity

Thomas WatsonHeart Purity By Thomas Watson "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8 The holy God, who is 'of purer eyes than to behold iniquity' calls here for heart-purity, and to such as are adorned with this jewel, he promises a glorious and beatific vision of himself: 'they shall ... Read More
J.C. Philpot

The Branch of the Lord Beautiful and Glorious to Them that are Escaped of Israel

J.C. PhilpotPreached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on Lord's Day Morning, June 20, 1869 "In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel, and it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, an... Read More
Francis Turretin

Predestination of the Elect of God

Francis TurretinOught predestination to be publicly taught and preached? We affirm. Some of the brethren of France in the time of Augustine started this question. Since, in his books against the Pelagians, he had inserted and inculcated many things concerning predestination, so as in this way to defend the truth ag... Read More
G.V. Wigram

The Death of Jesus Christ: Part 2

1. Death, powerless to the Lord because it was revealed in scripture as His appointed passage into conferred blessing. (Acts 2: 23.) 2. His death and rejection the measure of Israel's sin. (Acts 3: 14, 15.) 3. Victory through the Lord, in resurrection over death, the preaching of the apostles, and t... Read More
Charles Spurgeon

Sermon 2214 - Barriers Broken Down

Charles SpurgeonA Sermon (No. 2214) Intended for Reading on Lord's-Day, July 26th, 1891, Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness ... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Never Perish!

J.C. Ryle"They shall never perish!" John 10:28 There are two points in religion on which the teaching of the Bible is very plain and distinct. One of these points is the fearful danger of the ungodly; the other is the perfect safety of the righteous. One is the happiness of those who are converted; the other... Read More
John Gill

The Divine Right of Infant-Baptism, Examined and Disproved

John GillBeing an Answer to a Pamphlet, Entitled, A brief Illustration and Confirmation of the Divine Right of Infant-Baptism. PRINTED AT BOSTON IN NEW-ENGLAND, 1746. CHAPTER 1. The Introduction, observing the Author, Title, method and occasion of writing the Pamphlet under consideration. Many being converte... Read More
J.G. Bellet

Communion

We may contrast the communion to which John in the first chapter of his first Epistle, introduces the soul, with that which Paul gives it at the close of Rom. 8, and also with that which the same Apostle gives it at the close of Rom. 11. In Romans 1 - 8, the Apostle is instructing us in the secret o... Read More
J.G. Bellet

Divine Intimacy

The intimacy between the Lord and His elect is beyond, we may say, what is known elsewhere. Angels do His pleasure, wait in His presence, have kept their first estate, and excel in that strength that serves Him. But they are not where elect sinners are. They learn, through the Church, the manifold w... Read More
John Kershaw

Faithfulness and Longsuffering

PREACHED AT ZION CHAPEL, TROWBRIDGE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1834 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3. 9.) In the religious world there is a ... Read More

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