THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 14. THE MERCY OF GOD "O give thanks unto the Lord: for He is good, for His mercy endureth forever" (Ps. 136:1). For this perfection of the Divine character God is greatly to be praised. Three times over in as many verses does the Psalmist here call upon the saints to give thank... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 12 OF ACTUAL SINS AND TRANSGRESSIONS. From the sin of Adam arises the corruption of nature, with which all mankind, descending from him by ordinary generation, are infected; and from the corruption of nature, or indwelling sin, arise many actual sins and i... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 19 OF THE JOY OF GOD. Joy, which is often attributed to God in the scriptures, bears some resemblance to the affection of joy in men; but is, by some philosophers[1], denied of him; and, indeed, is not to be considered as a passion in him, as in them; and ... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 14 OF THE MERCY OF GOD The Mercy of God differs, in some respects; both from the love and grace of God; from the love of God in its objects, and order of operation: in its objects; which, though the same, are regarded under different considerations. Love p... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 3 OF THE OBJECTS OF REDEMPTION BY CHRIST Thirdly, the objects of redemption come next under consideration. These are a special and distinct people; they are said to be "redeemed from the earth"; that is, from among the inhabitants of the earth, as after ex... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 7—Chapter 4 OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY Though the immortality of the soul may be known by the light of nature, yet not the resurrection of the body; the one arises from the nature of the soul itself; but the other does not arise from the constitution of the bod... Read More
Our earthly fire destroys and consumes whatever is cast into it. It turns all combustibles into ashes. But the fire of hell is not of that nature. The fire of hell consumes nothing which is cast into it. It rages—but it does not consume or destroy either bodies or souls. "Men will seek death, but wi... Read More
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer; and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob. For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. --Paul the Apostle And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from trans... Read More
We have seen, in what has preceded, the Lord presenting Himself, by His words and His work, as a new centre, to which and round which His people were gathered. Before this, Jehovah had been the centre, when Israel was the gathering point; for Jehovah was among the Jews, and the temple the place wher... Read More
The Nature of Looking unto Christ Opened and Explained by Samuel Davies "Look unto Me—and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else!" Isaiah 45:22 It is the peculiar sin and unhappiness of the Christianized world, that while they profess and speculatively believe Jesu... Read More
THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 14. THE MERCY OF GOD
Of Actual Sins and Transgressions.
Of the Joy of God.
Of the Mercy of God.
Of the Objects of Redemption by Christ.
Of the Resurrection of the Body.
Perpetual fuel to the flames of hell!
The Puritan Illusion - Part Two
Luke 8
Looking unto Christ