The False Pen of the Scribe Jeremiah 8:8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us’? Lo, the false pen of the scribe certainly worketh deceit.” Exposition. Here in the eighth chapter of Jeremiah, the prophet, commanded by the Lord to be a thundering witness against His people, blames the children of…
Walking by Faith and the Kingdom of God
"We walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Cor. 5:7) Intro. Here in the fifth chapter of his second epistle to the Corinthians the apostle Paul intending to comfort and exhort the church, declares to them the glory of Christ manifested both in their conversion, and the Christian life. In the preceding chapter he opens…
An Exhortation to Heavenly Conversation
Intro. I. The source of Heavenly Conversation. II. The principle of Heavenly Conversation. III. The practice of Heavenly Conversation. IV. The end of Heavenly Conversation. Application. Intro. “My Beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” (Song of Songs 2:10) Here in this Song of Songs, the…
A Brief Discourse on the Nature of Spiritual Knowledge.
Intro. There is a great deal of confusion in the church today regarding the nature of knowledge, and to what degree knowledge is necessary for salvation. Many in the church today who are well respected in Reformed circles in an attempt to denigrate sound doctrine claim that little to no knowledge of Christ is required…
Christ Draws His Beloved to Himself by Promises
Having explained briefly what the love of God is, and how it operates, we are now come to the final subject in this discourse which is on the promises of God and the manner by which Christ draws us by them. As we live in a world darkened by ignorance, defiled by sin, and destitute…
Christ Draws His Beloved to Himself by Love
"The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee." (Jer. 31:3) Intro. What is Love? After having explained, and I hope faithfully how believers are effectually drawn by Christ into His kingdom by His own will, (even when ours were quite contrary…
Christ draws His Beloved to Himself by the Truth.
Intro. What is truth? Truth is invincible, eternal and immutable certainty. It is something that always is, and never is not. All religious truth is found in God’s word, and God’s word is all truth. In scripture is God’s will revealed to us for the renewing of our minds, the stability of our faith, and…
Christ draws His Beloved to Himself by Grace.
On the Method by which Christ declares His love to His people, demonstrates it to us in salvation and providence, and draws us to Himself. Intro. There is a heated controversy in these our days in which the mockers of true religion disparage, and insult the beloved of God by claiming that if they are…
On the True Spiritual Mortification of Sin
On the True Spiritual Mortification of Sin. Having discussed the doctrine and nature of sanctification, and that God rules us by His Spirit not only commanding our bodies to obey Him, but our hearts to love Him, I think it necessary also to discuss the nature of the mortification of sin, and part of the…
On the Trinitarian Nature of Faith
Intro. Having discussed some of the basic principles of the Christian religion, I believe it would be beneficial to explain why these things must be so, and why it is necessary. The Christian religion is the only religion of Trinitarianism, and yet there are many groups of heretics that claim to believe in the Trinity:…
Fearless Puritan: 