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1 Thessalonians: Introduction To The Epistle
Thessalonica was a very large, populous, and flourishing city, it was “liberae conditionis”, as Pliny says, a free city, and the metropolis of Macedonia; it was formerly called Halis, and had the name of Thessalonica given it by Philip king of Macedon, on account of his conquest of Thessalia, which this name signifies; and some say he gave this name…
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October 25—Morning Devotion
"My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi."—Song of Solomon 1:14 How full, indeed how infinitely full, abundant, and soul-satisfying is Jesus, in all that concerns life, light, grace, glory! A cluster of all is Christ; whether the copher of medicine to heal, or of sweetness to satisfy, or of riches to enlarge,…
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22 All-Sufficiency Of God
ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF GOD Is that power or attribute of his nature whereby he is able to communicate as much blessedness to his creatures as he is pleased to make them capable of receiving. As his self-sufficiency is that whereby he has enough in himself to denominate him completely blessed, as a God of infinite perfection; so his all- sufficiency is…
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October 24—Morning Devotion
"And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people, as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men."—Micah 5:7 Observe, my soul, the character given of Jacob's seed, and bless the Lord for being included in the number.—For so saith the…
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21 Independency Of God
INDEPENDENCY OF GOD Is his existence in and of himself, without depending on any other. "His being and perfections," as Dr. Ridgley observes, (Body of Div. q. 7.) "are underived, and not communicated to him, as all finite perfections are by him to the creature. This attribute of independency belongs to all his perfections. 1. He is independent as to…
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October 23—Morning Devotion
"Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say."—Exodus 4:12 My soul, pause over this sweet promise which the Lord gave to Moses; for surely the same is in effect said to every minister, every child of God, and every believer. He that made man's mouth, will give every thing suitable to…
