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June 16—Morning Devotion
"He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom."—Isaiah 40:11 My soul, mark in this sweet scripture how Jesus is described, in not only attending to all the various wants of his fold, but to the very method of imparting to their several wants in a way corresponding to his own character and their state.…
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Book 2: Chapter 17, Christ Rightly And Properly Said To Have Merited Grace And Salvation For Us
The three leading divisions of this chapter are,—I. A proof from reason and from Scripture that the grace of God and the merit of Christ (the prince and author of our salvation) are perfectly compatible, sec. 1 and 2. II. Christ, by his obedience, even to the death of the cross (which was the price of our redemption), merited divine…
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June 15—Morning Devotion
"Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise."—Galatians 4:28 Mark, my soul, the distinguishing characters of those who are the children of promise, and see whether thou art of this blessed family. For as the law and the gospel are strikingly distinguished from each other, so are the children of nature from those of grace. And how…
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The Holy One Of Israel
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
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June 14—Morning Devotion
"Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved."—Song of Solomon 8:5 Who is it that asketh this question, my soul? Is it the holy angels, astonished as they well may, at the gracious condescension of thy Jesus in the grace and favour he hath bestowed upon thee? Or is it the world at large, looking…
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June 13—Morning Devotion
"The master is come, and calleth for thee,"—John 11:28 My soul, mark how gracious the Lord is to his people in the special and distinguishing tokens of his grace. Jesus doth not barely send his gospel to the church, or house, or family; but he speaketh by the soft, but powerful whispers of his love, to the individual soul. "To…
