Psalm 90

Foot-prints on the Sands of Time; Or, Words of Hope and Comfort for Hours of Sorrow By William Thoseby, 1869 INTRODUCTION. Circumstances over which no one had any control suggested the plan of this little volume — and in submitting it to the Christian public the author makes no pretense to profound ... Read More

Secret Sins! Obadiah Sedgwick, 1600-1658 "How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults!" Psalm 19:12 It is the desire of a holy person to be cleansed, not only from public sins, but also from private and secret sins. "O wretched man! Who shall deliver me?" (Ro... Read More

The Imminent Danger and the Only Sure Resource of this Nation by John Newton, February 28, 1794, the day appointed for the national fast "Come, let us return to the Lord! He has torn us in pieces; now He will heal us. He has injured us; now He will bandage our wounds!" Hosea 6:1 "Who can tell? God m... Read More

Eternity! (New England Tract Society, 1820) 1. Eternity! You are rushing toward it! Eternity! What is it? Who can explain it? Who can comprehend it? Eternity is duration without limits. Properly speaking, that only is eternal which has neither beginning nor end. In this sense, only God is eternal. T... Read More

Depart From Me! Thomas Manton, 1620-1677 "Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!" Matthew 25:41 Now we come to the sentence itself. There we shall first take notice of the loss, Depart . The point is— DOCTRINE. This is the Hell of hells, that... Read More

HELL John Dagg, 1794-1884 DOCTRINE: The wicked will be cast into Hell, where they will suffer everlasting punishment for their sins. Natural religion teaches the doctrine of future retribution; and even the heathen had their notions of punishment to be endured in another world, for crimes committed ... Read More

ON HELL William Bates, 1691 " . . . be thrown into Hell, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched." Mark 9:47-48 The punishment of unrepentant sinners shall be extreme and eternal. The torments in Hell exceed the heaviest judgments inflicted here on earth. The torments in Hell are... Read More

Life at Three-score and Ten Albert Barnes, 1868 [The substance of the following discourse was delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, December 6th, 1868, just two years before the time of the author's lamented decease, December 24th, 1870.] "The days of our years are threescore yea... Read More

THE GOSPEL IN A MAP A view of the exceedingly great and precious Promises by Joseph Alleine O all you inhabitants of the world dwelling on the earth, come; see and hear; gather yourselves together unto the proclamation of the Great King. Hear, you who are afar off and you who are near! He who has an... Read More

The Fear of God by Wilhelmus A'Brakel The Word Fear Defined Fear is either expressive of reverence or terror . Fear as terror is generally expressed by the Hebrew words magor, and pacadh, and by the Greek word phobos. Fear as being reverence is denominated in Hebrew as yirah, and in Greek as eulabei... Read More