_Lord, my heart is not haughty._ THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE EXCELLENCIES OF TRUE RELIGION I. Negative. 1. Freedom from superciliousness. 2. Freedom from restlessness. 3. Freedom from worldliness. II. Positive. 1. To have the soul fixed on the supremely desirable for ever. 2. To have the soul... [ Continue Reading ]
_As a child that is weaned of its mother._ THE WEANED SOUL HOPING IN THE LORD In the same hour in which the soul of man is by grace weaned from itself and-its own high thoughts, it begins to hope and rejoice in the Lord Jesus Christ. Yet, for a man to have the Lord alone for his confidence seems,... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let Israel hope in the Lord._ HOPE IN THE LORD Humility is the root of hope. Hope is the blossom of meekness. As these graces of the true child develop themselves in the heart of a man, he cherishes the Divine, the sublime conviction that it is God the Spirit who is working within him, “both to w... [ Continue Reading ]