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61. Come, And Let Us Reason Together
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord.”—Is 1:18 Here is a special people addressed, “a small remnant.” They tremble and fear under a feeling sense of their guilt and utter unworthiness; but God mercifully calls unto them, saying, “Come, let us reason together.” Some people think they are as good as any of their neighbours, and a…
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62 The Acceptable Year, And Day of Vengeance
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby At The Old Surrey Tabernacle, Borough Road, London, Wednesday Evening, June 1st, 1842. “To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God.”—Isaiah 51:2 Our text contains one part of the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ; and as a solemnly glorious minister of the New Testament, he…
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63 Who Hath Believed Our Report?
“Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?”—Isaiah 53:1 This solemn question might have been put to God himself; for no human being in existence is capable of answering it; for though, in the dispensations of the Lord's providence, God's ministers are now and then encouraged by hearing of one and another having…
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64 An Exposition: Preaching Good Tidings Unto The Meek
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek.”—Isaiah 61:1-3 What a divine cluster of immortal blessings rests in the Man Christ Jesus; and how blessed it is for poor sinners that he is appointed to give them these blessings and is filled with the Spirit without…
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65 Is It Nothing To You?
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby In Manchester, Aug. 2nd, 1836. “Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.”—Lamentations 1:12 The Prophet Jeremiah here speaks of himself. The…
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66 The Wheels in Ezekiel
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby In Manchester, March 22nd, 1840. The following is from MS. It evidently, is like all the following, fragmentary. “Now, as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a…