Acts 22:12-30

Spiritual Growth 4. Its Nature I We have now arrived at what is really the most important part of our subject, but which is far from being the easiest to handle. If we are to be preserved or delivered from erroneous views at this point it is very necessary that we should form a right concept of what... Read More

"Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God" (Rom. 11:22). In the last chapter when treating of the Sovereignty of God the Father in Salvation, we examined seven passages which represent Him as making a choice from among the children of men, and predestinating certain ones to be conformed to ... Read More

"O the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out" (Rom. 11:33). "Salvation is of the LORD" (Jonah 2:9); but the Lord does not save all. Why not? He does save some; then if He saves some, why not others? Is it becau... Read More

My dear friends and brethren, all every where, keep your habitation [Jude 1:6] and your first love [Rev 2:4], and do not go forth from your rule of faith and life within; in which you all have unity and fellowship, and the Lord will be your comforter and teacher. And if you do not go forth from the ... Read More

All dear friends and brethren, keep up your testimony in the light, power, and spirit of God, for the worship, that Christ set up above sixteen hundred years since, in the spirit and truth [John 4:24], (which truth the devil is out of [John 8:44], who is an unclean spirit,) which is a worship that c... Read More

All Friends, in the spirit of the living God wait upon God, to learn of and to be taught by him. For now doth the beast open his mouth in blasphemy [Rev 13:6], speaking great swelling words [2 Pet 2:18, Jude 1:16]. And now is the cage of unclean birds [Rev 18:2], and the unclean spirits, which are g... Read More

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 5—Chapter 5 THE REASONS WHY CHRISTIAN BAPTISM IS NOT FOUNDED ON, AND TAKEN FROM, THE PRETENDED JEWISH BAPTISM OF ISRAELITES AND PROSELYTES Having traced the admission of the Jewish proselytes by baptism, or dipping, to the spring head of it, the Jewish Talmuds; I sh... Read More

NEGLECT OF FERVENT PRAYER Complained of. A Sermon, Preached November, 21, 1754, at a Monthly Exercise of Prayer, in the Reverend Mr. Steven’s Meeting- House near Devonshire-Square. ISAIAH 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee. These words ar... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 5—Chapter 7 OF THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST TO HEAVEN The ascension of Christ to heaven was, at his death, burial, and resurrection, according to the scriptures; he himself gave hints of it to his disciples, even before his death, as well as after his resurrection; "What... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 7 OF THE PARDON OF SIN The doctrine of pardon properly follows the doctrine of satisfaction; for pardon of sin proceeds upon satisfactory made for it. Forgiveness of sin, under the law, followed upon typical atonement for it: four times, in one chapter, it... Read More