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The Prospect! James Smith, 1842 "Surely there is an end; and your expectation shall not be cut off." Proverbs 23:18 There is an end to all your troubles, trials, and temptations — you will survive them all, and rise superior to them. There is an end to all your enemies , and their designs to injure ... 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

Riches and Poverty J.C. Ryle, 1878 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores... Read More

Formal Religion J.C. Ryle, 1878 "Having a form of godliness — but denying the power thereof." 2 Timothy 3:5 "A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by th... Read More

DANGEROUS DAINTIES Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) "When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you" (Proverbs 23:1). We suppose that this verse has little or no voice for many of our readers, inasmuch as there is scarcely any likelihood they will ever be invited to dine with the... 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

Keeping the Heart by Arthur Pink In Christendom today there are thousands of professing Christians against whom little or nothing in the way of fault could be found, so far as their outward lives are concerned. They live moral, clean, upright, honest lives—while at the same time the state of their h... Read More

Confiding Trust and Patient Submission Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on September 19, 1858, by J. C. Philpot "Rejoice not against me, O my enemy; when I fall I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have... Read More

The Love of the World and the Love of God Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on July 19, 1868, by J. C. Philpot "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, ... Read More

God Pleads the Cause of His People by William Nicholson, 1862 "Plead my cause, O Lord!" Psalm 35:1 Man's extremity is God's opportunity. The Psalmist was frequently in deep distress, from which no human power could extricate him — then he prayed, "Plead my cause, O Lord!" Psalm 43:1; 119:154. I. Thi... Read More