William Mason
William Mason (1719-1791) was a High-Calvinist author. For many years he served as a Justice of the Peace, and in 1783 was appointed a Magistrate. He served as editor of the Gospel Magazine before and after the editorship of Augustus Toplady. He is best known for a morning and evening devotional entitled, “A Spiritual Treasury For The Children Of God.”
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I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes To The Hills
The most comforting subject to a spiritual mind, the most delightful object to a spiritual eye, is God in Christ, reconciled to us—‘not imputing our trespasses unto us.’ The hills afford us a pleasing idea of Jesus: they are elevated parts of the same earth as the lowest valley, so Jesus being found in fashion as a man, took on him the same nature, and was in all things like unto his brethren, sin only excepted. Wherefore God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name, even the precious name of Jesus the Saviour. We can never dwell too much upon the human form and humble appearance of Jesus, while we entertain the most exalted ideas of his eternal power and…
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All The Tender Lambs Of Christ’s Flock
What a rich fund of comfort is here for every believer in the Lord. His loving heart was not contracted, nor his eyes of compassion confined to the little flock now with him; but he looked forward in love, his bowels of tender mercy yearned over, and his innocent tongue pleads in behalf of all the tender lambs of his flock, through all succeeding ages, in every period of time. Yea, ere they had a being in the world, or faith in their hearts, they had an interest in Jesus’ prayers, for they were given to him by the Father. Methinks one hears some poor doubting member of Jesus saying, ‘Ah, if I was but sure that my worthless name was written in the Lamb’s…
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Happy The Soul Whose Hope Is In God
What a blessing is inward composure of mind; how delightful an exercise is waiting upon the Lord! What a profitable privilege is prayer; how happy the soul whose hope is in God! These are all the sweet attendants upon and promoted by the grace of faith in Christ Jesus. While that grows strong in the soul, we are more lively and comfortable. Hence the disciple’s petition, ‘Lord, increase our faith,’ is daily needful. Then it is well with the soul when it is enabled to make this solemn appeal to its Saviour: Thou, Lord, knowest what I long for, what I wait for, even the spiritual blessings of thy kingdom, to be more inwardly transformed into thine image, to be more perfectly obedient to thy…
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Offers Of Christ And Proffers Of Grace
O marvel, that among other devices of Satan to distress sinners, and cause them to despair of God’s mercies in Christ Jesus, he urges this also: ‘Your day of grace is past, the time of your visitation is ended.’ Hence many poor souls have been driven to their wits end. And have not some preachers been so too, who have increased such persons fears by speaking in a most unscriptural manner on this point? Such are the effects of human systems, and free-will notions, with their offers of Christ, and their proffers of grace. I heard one declare, ‘This is the last offer; if it is not now accepted, eternal damnation will be the inevitable consequence.’ Does thus preaching of hell and damnation make converts…
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The King’s Daughter
Thus Jehovah, the sovereign Lord of all, who calleth things that be not as though they were, speaketh by his Spirit of his church. By the pen of the royal prophet, the Lord describes the beauty and glory of all his members. They are viewed by God the Father from all eternity, in Christ Jesus the heavenly bridegroom. They are beloved and chosen in him, saved in the Lord Jesus with an everlasting salvation. Is. 45:17. They are made all glorious within; without, they are most richly clothed. What the church is viewed from eternity, that each member is destined to, and shall be made in time. For the establishing and comfort of our faith and hope, which is in God, here is a sweet,…
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The Liberty Of God’s Children
Do any reproach us concerning our hope of eternal life, that we do not expect it by free grace and promise only, but clogged with terms and conditions which we must fulfill. Do they say we are only dreaming legalists, under the legal yoke, and not Christ’s free-men. We answer. We not only talk of, but we enjoy Christ; we do not merely prate about faith, but we partake of its power; not only hear of love described, but we feel its influence; not barely look for salvation from sin, but we enjoy it by the faith of Jesus now; and we know that we shall partake of salvation with eternal glory. For he who never spoke one word in vain, hath pronounced of all…
