18. there is everything which is needed for the human frame--for bone, for sinew, for nerve, for muscle, for flesh--all is there. With some a request will more prevail than a command. Some can Cox, D. D.)The incredible mercy of GodS. He said to them, For sin is misery; sin is a bondage to an alien and malignant power which every free spirit must resent and abhor. And may not we in like manner know that God is; do we not know that He is, although we are but children in understanding? How easy, for example, is it to touch the conscience of childhood; but how difficult to break in on the torpor of a hoary head! It is not to reason alone, nor to reason mainly, that the Bible appeals. Jesus said no - you must enter through the The Lamb. Men and women, the greatest tide that runs is the tide that carries us into the kingdom of God. This term improperly applied to works, but used in a good sense, as by Augustine, Chrysostom, Bernard. The mercy of God, viewed as saving men from evil thoughts and ways which is the only true mercy is simply incredible: so the prophet affirms, so we profess to think and believe. )Delay inseeking GodGregory.Seek God whilst thou canst not see Him; for when thou seest Him, thou canst not find Him. If You Mix The Matters, Your Preaching Won't Matter, Still Preaching, But Running From The Ministry. that even at the speed of light, it would take 100,000 years to Another profane John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionMemoir of John BunyanTHE FIRST PERIOD. The great proposition I shall go Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityA New Agency Needed"My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD. The 'for' at the beginning of each clause points us back to the previous Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureA Free SalvationI. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. On this occasion, I am going to put the emphasis upon the first part of the verse, speaking more upon the necessity Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 48: 1902, A God-Given Field (1894-1900)"Lord, there is none beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are come against this multitude" (2 Chron. But you will naturally ask: "Does not the Bible teach us something more than this? OBSERVATION: ISAIAH 55, WRITTEN BY KING DAVID, IS A MASKIL (AN INSTRUCTION). Hugh BinningThe Introduction, with Some General Observations from the Cohesion. The child does not know his father perfectly: but need he doubt that he has a father? 13). Its truth. "Blessed are he pure in heart, for they shall see God." Lv. There is much of it expressed here in few words, "whereby we cry, Abba, Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. 1. Cox, D. D.)A fatal delusionAnon.If Satan ever smiles, it is surely when he sees the transgressor lay the flattering unction to his soul that he may take the devil's opiates, and take his own time for waking.(Anon. At two I began the service at the English church, an elegant building, about the size of West Street Chapel. But invariable law, are designed for our good. Man cannot get out of himself the conviction that the condition of soul which God intended for him is that of a sweet intimacy with Himself. --ISAIAH liv, 10.-- There is something of music in the very sound of these words. All that know any thing of religion, must needs know and confess that there is no exercise either more suitable to him that professeth it, or more needful for him, than to give himself to the exercise of prayer. But that which is confessed by all, and as to the outward performance gone about by many, I fear is yet a mystery sealed up from us, as the true and living nature of it. Seek Him by hope, and thou shalt find Him by faith. In one sense God is always near us, but there is another kind of nearness. Then, there are conditions on the part of men. 1. The Bible nowhere deals with God as a problem to be demonstrated, nor professes to give a complete or a philosophical view of His Being and the qualities of His Being. "Heirs of God. The text teaches us I. "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree" (Isa. BIBLICAL EVANGELISM STRESSES THE URGENCY OF REPENTANCE On this occasion, I am going to put the emphasis upon the first part of the verse, speaking more upon the necessity Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 48: 1902A God-Given Field (1894-1900)"Lord, there is none beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are come against this multitude" (2 Chron. After a brief recapitulation, the question, Whether or not good works merit favor with God, considered. In the day of grace He is invisible, but near; in the Day of Judgment He is visible, but far off.(Gregory. Moody. Isaiah 55:10-13. A: No! 13). What wide circle the conversation sweeps. And yet through all the company there is a severe proscription of one subject. The mercy of God, viewed as saving men from evil thoughts and ways which is the only true mercy is simply incredible: so the prophet affirms, so we profess to think and believe. It affirms that as we ourselves grow in righteousness we shall come to know Him who is righteous; that as we grow in purity we shall see Him who is pure; that as we grow in love we shall become one with Him who is love. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. What then? When the LORD is bringing in great blessing in the best possible way, how oftentimes our unbelieving hearts are feeling, if not saying, like Jacob of old, "All these things are against me." 13). Its simplicity. We BY JOHN BUNYAN. )"Call ye upon Him while He is nearChristian Age." 'Though ye have lien among the John BunyanThe Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3"Come unto Me, all Ye that Labour, and are Wearied," &C. Matth. The great proposition I shall go, "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD. Their assumption, together with their calm and reasoned assertion that Science yields no proof of His existence, have bred some doubt even in the bosom of the Church itself. Minor Prophets 2. He wandered on and on, and at last, in the gathering night, sank down, heart-sick and faint, on the steps of a little cottage. Would not talk about God be very apt to be voted out, even in such a rightfully glad company? 'We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.' A. Is my quest for salvation just a matter of The Bible nowhere deals with God as a problem to be demonstrated, nor professes to give a complete or a philosophical view of His Being and the qualities of His Being. And to repentance8. Another profane John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionMemoir of John BunyanTHE FIRST PERIOD. But though "heaven" be so imperfectly known to us, does any sane man doubt that there is a heaven, or that it holds within it the sun, moon, and stars? The strongest man might live on milk, for in it. In the day of grace He is invisible, but near; in the Day of Judgment He is visible, but far off.(Gregory. He entered into a covenant of grace to deliver the elect out of that state, and to bring them into a state of grace by a Redeemer. We can be truly blessed only union with God. We must not overlook the fact that while salvation is offered to all, there is a time when it can be best sought; and, because of the moral barriers which maturity in sin makes, can be more easily obtained. Well, it does say that but it doesn't end there! D. III. It would seem that the Lord hath some regard to this in Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. The word Relevant means "Logically connected with and important to the matter in hand; appropriate, germane, pertinent." I am B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth The Great ProclamationHo, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.' )The present all-importantSunday School Chronicle.Under each clock in a certain paint factory is hung a neat glass sign, reading, "Do It Now." --ISAIAH lv.1. It is larger, higher, and better illuminated than most of our cathedrals. The screen that divides the church from the choir is of polished brass and shines like gold. You may be delirious, or so surprised or so stultified by your affliction as to be "disinclined to seek."(E. We none of us know all that the heavens contain and reveal, nor all the laws which are at work upon and within them. something more than that God cannot be found out by dint of intellectual research?" The arrangement of the sacred volume. 14:11). Hoyt, D. D.God is near us in His works. The structure and growth of a blade of grass, are the effects of the same power which produced the fabric of the heavens and the earth. But, in startling contrast to this evident nearness of God in His works, comes the injunction of our Scriptures Seek ye the Lord. adopt beliefs like 'all religions lead eventually to God' or 'all will Or we are filled with fear, as were the disciples when the LORD, walking on the James Hudson TaylorA RetrospectMy Beloved is Mine and I am His; He Feedeth among the Lilies. In our cooler moments it may help us to remember that the very punishments that wait on sin, since they wait on it by a constant and. Science says, or some of her disciples say for her: "In the whole range of visible and observed phenomena we find no proof of God." And remember that is at the speed of Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.' There you have a double description. The Lord, as bestowing the pardon of sin and salvation of the soul, is to be found in this world, not in another. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.' --Isaiah 55:7. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.' What then? Secondary helps to establish the credibility of Scripture. The soul then is (1)Purer. No mercy short of this would be true mercy. This is most sure, that every particular repeated act of sin sets us one advance nearer to hell. 1"And this is his Commandment," &C. 1 John iii. read more, Scripture: * * * * * A few months after our arrival in China an old, experienced missionary kindly volunteered to conduct Mr. Goforth and Rosalind GoforthHow I Know God Answers PrayerThe Covenant of GraceQ-20: DID GOD LEAVE ALL MANKIND TO PERISH 1N THE ESTATE OF SIN AND MISERY? With some a request will more prevail than a command. (3)Less rebellious.2. 'I will make an everlasting covenant with you.' III. "[3] How true are these words! )"Call ye upon Him while He is nearChristian Age." It is larger, higher, and better illuminated than most of our cathedrals. This seeking of God is to be considered, not only as initial, but as repeated and constant. We must not overlook the fact that while salvation is offered to all, there is a time when it can be best sought; and, because of the moral barriers which maturity in sin makes, can be more easily obtained. 9. Look at these verses again, then, and mark their ruling intention. Cannot look forward into the future with cheering expectations. On this occasion, I am going to put the emphasis upon the first part of the verse, speaking more upon the necessity Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 48: 1902A God-Given Field (1894-1900)"Lord, there is none beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are come against this multitude" (2 Chron. It makes us terribly aware that we have sinned a fact we are very slow to realize. invariable law, are designed for our good. man so are my ways above your ways' We can climb a tree. Isaiah 55:7, Fifth in a series on the attributes of God focusing on His incomprehensibility, Knowing God Series #5 And even if this ignoble miracle were possible, if a man could be made happy while violating the very law of his being, who that is capable of reflection, of virtue, of goodness, would care to have such a miracle wrought upon him? B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 14. 'I will make an everlasting covenant with you.' And to repentance8. THIS GREAT MAN DESCENDED FROM IGNOBLE PARENTS--BORN IN POVERTY--HIS EDUCATION AND EVIL HABITS--FOLLOWS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS AS A BRAZIER--ENLISTS FOR A SOLDIER--RETURNS FROM THE WARS AND OBTAINS AN AMIABLE, RELIGIOUS WIFE--HER DOWER. It is larger, higher, and better illuminated than most of our cathedrals. BLESSING is held out to view on the other. God's sweetest memorial is the transformed thorn and the thistle blooming with flowers of peace and sweetness, where once grew recriminations. find it difficult to comply with. The arrangement of the sacred volume. What then? Man cannot get out of himself the conviction that the condition of soul which God intended for him is that of a sweet intimacy with Himself. And what men think of God does not and cannot change Him. The Gospels INTERPRETATION: ISAIAH 55:7 (NKJV) LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY, AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS; LET HIM RETURN TO THE LORD, 1"And this is his Commandment," &C. 1 John iii. The 'for' at the beginning of each clause points us back to the previous Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureA Free SalvationI. -- ISAIAH lv. 2. One night a boat missed the entrance. The same goes when it comes to spiritual matters. You may be faced with problems, be they health, financial, or are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts. Why good works please God, and are advantageous to those who do them. 1. CONSIDER TWO OR THREE EVIDENCES OF THIS STARTLING FACT.1. The providential rule of God over men is carried on that they "might seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him." It would seem that the Lord hath some regard to this in Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. Another profane John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionMemoir of John BunyanTHE FIRST PERIOD. The stately march of the grand English translation lends itself with wonderful beauty to the melody of Isaiah's words. lv. So at times God is nearer to us than at others; we feel His presence; the heart is receptive. The elect, born again and effectually called, converts himself. BY JOHN BUNYAN. In regeneration there was none; in the calling there was a beginning of it; in conversion proper it became a Abraham KuyperThe Work of the Holy SpiritThe Boasted Merit of Works Subversive Both of the Glory of God, in Bestowing Righteousness, and of the Certainty of Salvation. Man cannot get out of himself the conviction that the condition of soul which God intended for him is that of a sweet intimacy with Himself. If you have once come to know God for yourselves in this most natural yet Divine way, you will cleave to Him, and to your faith in Him, though the heavens should fall and time should be no more. THIS GREAT MAN DESCENDED FROM IGNOBLE PARENTS--BORN IN POVERTY--HIS EDUCATION AND EVIL HABITS--FOLLOWS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS AS A BRAZIER--ENLISTS FOR A SOLDIER--RETURNS FROM THE WARS AND OBTAINS AN AMIABLE, RELIGIOUS WIFE--HER DOWER. Our Infinitely Great Incomprehensible God "Let the wicked forsake," etc.2. 2. --ISAIAH liv, 10.-- There is something of music in the very sound of these words. Seek Him by hope, and thou shalt find Him by faith. The full quote says THAT THE LORD IS SPECIALLY NEAR TO SOME. 6. The Spouse is here so enamored of the goodness and caresses of the Bridegroom manifested for the purpose of obliging her to leave herself, that she thinks she has already arrived at the height of felicity and summit of perfection, and that her marriage is now to take place. It is the time for pleasant talk and the happy methods by which men give the hours wing. Here is a company of persons. The most splendid effort of wisdom within a man's power is to seize the tide when it is at its flow."OpportunityD. ", 3. L. John WesleyThe Journal of John WesleyThe Passing and the Permanent'For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.' All that know any thing of religion, must needs know and confess that there is no exercise either more suitable to him that professeth it, or more needful for him, than to give himself to the exercise of prayer. Their assumption, together with their calm and reasoned assertion that Science yields no proof of His existence, have bred some doubt even in the bosom of the Church itself. The men were careless, or they did not tack properly. --Revelation 22:17 London: Printed for Nathanael Ponder, at the Peacock in the Poultry, 1688. First answer, fixing the meaning of the term Merit. is the context of this passage but in the next study I will look at In its higher modern form, atheism does not so much deny the existence of God as declare that, if there be a God it is impossible to demonstrate His existence, impossible to have any true knowledge of Him and of His will; impossible, therefore, to have any real fellowship with Him. knows when that door will shut. 14:11). "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree" (Isa. a. They might as well go to the sand of the desert for water, or to the troubled sea for a solid foundation. Now this strange paradox opens up to us what is, and is likely to remain, the great religious question of the time. Wilson must die.". It shows us a more excellent way of finding Him. "To-day if ye will hear His voice." 'We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.' B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 14. BLESSING is held out to view on the other. "And the unrighteous man his thoughts."3. invariable law, are designed for our good. people. He entered into a covenant of grace to deliver the elect out of that state, and to bring them into a state of grace by a Redeemer. We speak of a lost sinner; we may with equal truth speak of a lost Lord. 13). Now this strange paradox opens up to us what is, and is likely to remain, the great religious question of the time. What we think of the sun does not much matter to the sun and cannot possibly alter its nature or put an end to its existence. His Word will save you or condemn you. 23.--"And this is his commandment," &c. There are different tempers of mind among men, some more smooth and pliable, others more refractory and froward. But that which is confessed by all, and as to the outward performance gone about by many, I fear is yet a mystery sealed up from us, as the true and living nature of it. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. But it is never more necessary for believers to be clear and distinct in this matter, than when Satan, by all means, is seeking to pervert the right ways of the Lord, and, one way or other, to lead souls away, and draw them off Christ; knowing that, if he prevail, "Turn Thou me and I shall be turned." Is it not a quick, true test of the way they feel about Him? 'And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.' Scripture . The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calls to faith6. Is my quest for salvation just a matter of "And the unrighteous man his thoughts."3. It is of the very soul of poetry that it hints and presages spiritual events which cannot be made clear to the senses nor certain to the understanding. Hugh BinningLinksIsaiah 55:6 NIVIsaiah 55:6 NLTIsaiah 55:6 ESVIsaiah 55:6 NASBIsaiah 55:6 KJVIsaiah 55:6 Bible AppsIsaiah 55:6 ParallelIsaiah 55:6 Biblia ParalelaIsaiah 55:6 Chinese BibleIsaiah 55:6 French BibleIsaiah 55:6 German BibleIsaiah 55:6 CommentariesBible Hub. But sinful men, especially when they are suffering the bitter punishment of their sins, are apt to be hopeless men. The 'for' at the beginning of each clause points us back to the previous Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureA Free SalvationI. See, too, a further evidence of the fact in the attitude of the conscience toward Him. Baptist. "Instead of the Thorn Shall Come up the Fir Tree" (Isa. Why? It is a mercy which does not condone men's sins, but a mercy which saves them from their sins, which calls upon them and compels them to abandon their "wicked ways" and their "unrighteous thoughts." lv. "But," pleads God, "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways." (Sunday School Chronicle. The stately march of the grand English translation lends itself with wonderful beauty to the melody of Isaiah's words. "Instead of the Brier, the Myrtle Tree" (Isa. There you have a double description. This term improperly applied to works, but used in a good sense, as by Augustine, Chrysostom, Bernard. This passage tells us that there will actually come a time when God )The peril of neglectGod hath promised pardon to the penitent, but He hath not promised to-morrow to the negligent. "knew creature." When hindrances confront us in the path of duty we are to recognize them as vessels for faith to fill with the fulness and all-sufficiency of Jesus, and as we go forward, simply and fully trusting Him, we may be tested, we may have to wait and let patience have her perfect work, but we shall surely find at last the stone rolled away, and the Lord waiting to render unto us double Rev. and the white flowers will clap their hands. If He does exist, they are sure that He cannot be what men have for the most part taken Him to be, nor like what even the best men are; sure that, being infinite and eternal, all virtues, all moral qualities and graces, must take a very different form in Him to that which they take in us. God wants us to be effective. 1"And this is his Commandment," &C. 1 John iii. In the day of grace He is invisible, but near; in the Day of Judgment He is visible, but far off.(Gregory. Isa 55:5. The structure and growth of a blade of grass, are the effects of the same power which produced the fabric of the heavens and the earth. She did have epidurals for each one, but by the time she was ready for birth they had pretty much worn off. THE story of the opening of Changte is so connected by a chain of prayer that to give isolated instances of prayer would be to break the chain. There is a lot of talk today about making the bible "relevant." Man being by his fall plunged into a labyrinth of misery, and having no way left to recover himself, God was pleased to enter into a new covenant with him, and to restore him to life by a Redeemer. "Instead of the Brier, the Myrtle Tree" (Isa. In regeneration there was none; in the calling there was a beginning of it; in conversion proper it became a Abraham KuyperThe Work of the Holy SpiritThe Boasted Merit of Works Subversive Both of the Glory of God, in Bestowing Righteousness, and of the Certainty of Salvation. If the atheism of to-day erect any altar at all and some of its representatives are men of a profoundly religious temperament, and must have some form of worship the only altar they will consent to erect is one which, like that at Athens, bears the inscription, "To an unknown God." And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Its truth. 'I will make an everlasting covenant with you.' And so we take refuge, and well we should, in that truth. It is dangerous in respect of God Himself, whose call we regard not, whose counsels we reject, whose patience we daily with, whose judgments we slight, and so tread that mercy under our feet which should save us, and will not seek Him yet, because we presume that, though we grieve His Spirit, though we resist His Spirit, though we blaspheme His Spirit, yet, after all these scorns and contempts, He will yet sue unto us, and offer Himself, and be found at any time in which we shall think convenient to seek Him. i. Your feet are on the rock, and the everlasting arms are about you for evermore.(S. The miracles and prophecies of Moses. WE SHALL DEMONSTRATE THAT REVELATION PERFECTLY .ACCORDS WITH NATURE ON THIS HEAD; and that whatever the Bible has taught concerning the efficiency of grace, the supernatural aids of the Spirit, and the extent of mercy, favours, in no respect, the delay of conversion. focused on verses 6-8 in this study, let me sum up by the words that Take the grievances, the separations, the strained friendships and the broken ties which have been the sorrow and heartbreak of your life, and let God heal them, and give you grace to make Rev. There is much of it expressed here in few words, "whereby we cry, Abba, Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. Without knowing it, he was on his own father's door-step. )The peril of neglectGod hath promised pardon to the penitent, but He hath not promised to-morrow to the negligent. First by a negative, then by a concession. O inconceivable happiness of a soul wholly and unreservedly devoted to her beloved, and to whom the Well-beloved is all! Christian Missionary Alliance. Your feet are on the rock, and the everlasting arms are about you for evermore.(S. In the rewarding of works what to be attributed to God, and what to man. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point )Abundant pardonPrincipal Morison, D. D.In these words there is both exhortation and promise: There is exhibited I. In conversion the fact of cooperation on the part of the saved sinner assumes a clearly defined and perceptible character. I. And yet, like the cherubim at the gates of Eden with the flaming swords flashing every way, conscience stands preventing entrance into such condition. Or we are filled with fear, as were the disciples when the LORD, walking on the James Hudson TaylorA RetrospectMy Beloved is Mine and I am His; He Feedeth among the Lilies. 1. By the foreknowledge of God and through His infinite wisdom God knows the future and what the outcome of our choices would be, Difficulties and obstacles are God's challenges to faith. 13). No doubt we know Him, in part, by our reason. open this chapter. For where should we seek God if not in His "ways;" or how shall we know Him, except by coming to know His thoughts! 4. in an emphatic sense, seek God. For sin is misery; sin is a bondage to an alien and malignant power which every free spirit must resent and abhor. God is convenient, so He gets the blame a lot. We must expect to be convinced of the compassion of God, not so much by having the kindness of His laws demonstrated to us, as by listening to the men whom we believe to have had the largest experience of His ways and to enjoy the profoundest sympathy with HIS thoughts. Moody. (For similar views, see Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 35:1, 2, 10; Isaiah 42:10, 11; Isaiah 44:23. 1. A: No! a. Pauline Epistles We cannot find Him out to perfection, but He sufficiently, and most truly, reveals Himself to us in His works, in His Word, in His Son. II. Does any sane man doubt that we know something of the mechanical and chemical structure of the heavenly bodies, of the laws by which their movements are governed and controlled, of the mode in which they affect us, and the world in which we live, and the other worlds related to them? Amazingly, Wilson refused. "Instead of the Thorn Shall Come up the Fir Tree" (Isa. The price has been paid and the only We must expect to be convinced of the compassion of God, not so much by having the kindness of His laws demonstrated to us, as by listening to the men whom we believe to have had the largest experience of His ways and to enjoy the profoundest sympathy with HIS thoughts. But sinful men, especially when they are suffering the bitter punishment of their sins, are apt to be hopeless men. The miracles and prophecies of Moses. (Principal Morison, D. D.)Duty and privilegePrincipal Morison, D. D.I. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. Its truth. Cox, D. D.)The incredible mercy of GodS. The child can never know the goodness of a good father until he becomes good himself and a father: but need we, therefore, doubt whether his father be a good man? Men and women, the greatest tide that runs is the tide that carries us into the kingdom of God. It shows us a more excellent way of finding Him. 8, 9. 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