PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 2: Progress in the Christian Life Chapter 8 THE WORK OF THE LORD Our present design is twofold: to censure a misuse, and to explain the meaning of the following verse: "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; f... Read More
THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 17. THE CONTEMPLATION OF GOD In the previous chapters we have had in review some of the wondrous and lovely perfections of the Divine character. From this most feeble and faulty contemplation of His attributes, it should be evident to us all that God is, first, an incomprehensi... Read More
The Doctrine of Sanctification 11. Its Author God Himself is the alone source and spring of all holiness. There is nothing of it in any creature but what is immediately from the Holy One. When God first created man, He made him in His own image, that is, "in righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:2... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 4—Chapter 5 OF GOOD WORKS IN GENERAL Good works, or actions, are of various sorts. There are "natural" actions, which respect the physical life; such as eating, drinking, &c. which, when done in moderation, and not to excess, are good, and are necessary for the pres... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 2—Chapter 16 OF THE COMPLACENCY AND DELIGHT GOD HAD IN HIMSELF, AND THE DIVINE PERSONS IN EACH OTHER, BEFORE ANY CREATURE WAS BROUGHT INTO BEING. Having finished what I had to say concerning the internal acts of God, and the eternal transactions between the three di... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 24 OF THE SUFFICIENCY AND PERFECTION OF GOD. From this attribute of God, he has one of his names, "Shaddai", which signifies, who is sufficient, or all-sufficient; of which see Chapter 3. Three things may be observed under this attribute. 1. That God is a ... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 20 OF WISDOM OR PRUDENCE Zeal without wisdom or prudence, and unless tempered with it, will be either ignorant, and not according to knowledge, or be rash and precipitant. I say wisdom or prudence, because they are much the same thing, and go together; "I ... Read More
THE CHARACTER AND END OF THE WICKED, CONSIDERED. 2 SAMUEL 23:6, 7. But the Sons of Belial, shall be, all of them, as thorns thrust away: because they cannot be taken with hands; but the man that shall touch them, must be fenced with iron, and the staff of a spear: and they shall be utterly burned wi... Read More
Ezekiel 15:2-4 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree? Or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; The fire devoureth both the en... Read More
A. ORIGIN OF SATAN 1. What light is shed on the origin of Satan in: (1) Isa. 14:12? That prior to his fall he was called “Lucifer” (“day star”) and “son of the morning,” probably because he was the beginning of God’s creation. (2) Ezek. 28:15? That he is a created being and as such does not possess ... Read More
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 2: Progress in the Christian Life Chapter 8 THE WORK OF THE LORD
THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 17. THE CONTEMPLATION OF GOD
The Doctrine of Sanctification 11. Its Author
Of Good Works in General.
Of the Complacency and Delight God Had in Himself, and the Divine Persons in Each Other...
Of the Sufficiency and Perfection of God.
Of Wisdom and Prudence.
The Character and End of the Wicked, Considered.
Wicked Men Useful in Their Destruction Only
Study Notes - Satan