William Mason
William Mason (1719-1791) was a High-Calvinist author. For many years he served as a Justice of the Peace, and in 1783 was appointed a Magistrate. He served as editor of the Gospel Magazine before and after the editorship of Augustus Toplady. He is best known for a morning and evening devotional entitled, “A Spiritual Treasury For The Children Of God.”
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Happy The Soul Whose Hope Is In God
What a blessing is inward composure of mind; how delightful an exercise is waiting upon the Lord! What a profitable privilege is prayer; how happy the soul whose hope is in God! These are all the sweet attendants upon and promoted by the grace of faith in Christ Jesus. While that grows strong in the soul, we are more lively and comfortable. Hence the disciple’s petition, ‘Lord, increase our faith,’ is daily needful. Then it is well with the soul when it is enabled to make this solemn appeal to its Saviour: Thou, Lord, knowest what I long for, what I wait for, even the spiritual blessings of thy kingdom, to be more inwardly transformed into thine image, to be more perfectly obedient to thy…
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Offers Of Christ And Proffers Of Grace
O marvel, that among other devices of Satan to distress sinners, and cause them to despair of God’s mercies in Christ Jesus, he urges this also: ‘Your day of grace is past, the time of your visitation is ended.’ Hence many poor souls have been driven to their wits end. And have not some preachers been so too, who have increased such persons fears by speaking in a most unscriptural manner on this point? Such are the effects of human systems, and free-will notions, with their offers of Christ, and their proffers of grace. I heard one declare, ‘This is the last offer; if it is not now accepted, eternal damnation will be the inevitable consequence.’ Does thus preaching of hell and damnation make converts…
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The King’s Daughter
Thus Jehovah, the sovereign Lord of all, who calleth things that be not as though they were, speaketh by his Spirit of his church. By the pen of the royal prophet, the Lord describes the beauty and glory of all his members. They are viewed by God the Father from all eternity, in Christ Jesus the heavenly bridegroom. They are beloved and chosen in him, saved in the Lord Jesus with an everlasting salvation. Is. 45:17. They are made all glorious within; without, they are most richly clothed. What the church is viewed from eternity, that each member is destined to, and shall be made in time. For the establishing and comfort of our faith and hope, which is in God, here is a sweet,…
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The Liberty Of God’s Children
Do any reproach us concerning our hope of eternal life, that we do not expect it by free grace and promise only, but clogged with terms and conditions which we must fulfill. Do they say we are only dreaming legalists, under the legal yoke, and not Christ’s free-men. We answer. We not only talk of, but we enjoy Christ; we do not merely prate about faith, but we partake of its power; not only hear of love described, but we feel its influence; not barely look for salvation from sin, but we enjoy it by the faith of Jesus now; and we know that we shall partake of salvation with eternal glory. For he who never spoke one word in vain, hath pronounced of all…
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Follow Peace With All Men
‘He that believeth shall be saved:’ this is the immutable decree of the God of truth. As no man shall see the Lord without holiness, so no man can be holy without faith in Jesus. But this is the peculiar blessedness of every believer; he is holy, he is ‘sanctified by faith which is in Christ Jesus.’ Acts 26:18. All such are ‘called to be saints.’ 1 Cor. 1:2, called to holiness of life and conversation. There are no holy unbelievers, nor unholy believers. Gospel exhortations are suited to the spiritual state of regenerate souls. They are subjects of the Prince of peace; are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. As agreeable to their character, to the will of God, and to…
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The Redeemed Of The Lord Shall Return
‘A good word maketh the heart glad.’ Prov. 12:25. This is true of the good word of gospel-grace. Unscriptural notions of conditional grace and salvation deject the spirits of sensible sinners. God’s free grace declarations and absolute promises revive the hearts of contrite ones. Man’s ifs, suppositions, and peradventures, tend to counteract God’s shalls and wills, his gracious purposes and loving determinations. Where the word of a king is, there is power: ‘and who may say unto him, what dost thou?’ Eccles. 8:4. In the word of Jehovah there is almighty power: ‘He doth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: none can stay his hand, or say unto him, what dost thou?’ Dan. 4:35.
