_Ye shall keep My Sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary._ OF THE STATED TIMES OF GOD’S WORSHIP, PARTICULARLY THE LORD’S DAY I. What were the reasons upon which God might be supposed, under the law, to have instituted more solemn and set times of worship. 1. As to the reasonableness of the institut... [ Continue Reading ]
_If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them._ THE ADVANTAGES OF RELIGION IN A NATION’S LIFE I. Wherein a nation’s religious life consists. The recognised presence of God in the midst of the people (Leviticus 26:11) may be realised-- 1. In sanctuaries consecrated to Divine wo... [ Continue Reading ]
_And five of you shall chase an hundred._ PANIC AMONG SOLDIERS During the Italian war a panic occurred in a whole reserve _corps d’armee _of the French forces, and the account is given us by the Hen. Mr. R--, the editor of a prominent American journal, who was there, partook of the fright, and ran... [ Continue Reading ]
_But if ye will not hearken._ NATIONAL TRANSGRESSION AND DISASTER I. A nation’s progressive apostasy. 1. Passive indifference to Divine teachings and appeals: “Not hearken.” 2. Non-compliance with Divine calls and claims: “Not do.” 3. Contemptuous rejection of God’s statutes: “Despise” (Malachi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then I will walk contrary unto you._ GOD’S DETERMINATION TO PUNISH SINNERS I. As affecting supposition stated. “If ye will not,” &c. The Lord here supposes that His people may commit three grievous sins: 1. The sin of disobedience. “If ye will not hearken unto Me.” Hence observe-- (1) That the... [ Continue Reading ]