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67 God’s Glory Connected With His People’s Good
“A new heart will I give you, and a right spirit will I put within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and will give you a heart of flesh.”—Ezekiel 36:26 What a precious cluster of solemn declarations of undeserved mercy and free grace are here! Blessed, thrice blessed, art thou, O Israel! Thy God,—O…
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68 The Breaker Passed Before Them
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby On April 13th, 1843. (This is but a fragment of the sermon. The reporter which recorded the spoken word could not keep pace with the preacher. This accounts for some broken sentences, missing parts and an unfinished ending) “The breaker is come up before them; they have broken up, and have passed through the…
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69 The Nature And Ground Of Faith
“O Lord, my God, mine Holy One! We shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and O, mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.”—Habakkuk 1:12 This is truly the language of faith. To say, in faith and feeling, “O Lord my God,” is a blessed thing, and also to feel assured that you will not…
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70 A Brand Plucked Out Of The Fire
“Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?”—Zechariah 3:2 1. What is meant by a brand; 2. The fire and being plucked out; 3. For what purpose are they plucked out of the fire? 1. A brand is a dry stick, destitute of sap, so that it may easily be lighted. All sinners are as a brand, dry…
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71 Brought Through The Fire
“I will bring the third part through the fire.”—Zechariah 13:9 Our God is a God who loves us as well when he hides the light of his countenance as when he shines upon us; as well when he suffers us to grope within as when he raises our hopes and expectations to himself; as well when he chastens us as…
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72 God A Father
“If I, therefore, be a father, where is mine honour?”—Malachi 1:6 We might notice that the Speaker is the God of nature, that he is the Father of all in a natural sense, that he is the Father of the Jews nationally, but that principally he is the Father of all his heaven-born children, and deserving of all honour. And…
