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Today, If Ye Will Hear His Voice
“Again he limiteth a certain day, saying, Today, if ye will hear his voice.”—Hebrews 4:7 No 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…
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The Life And Death Of William Mason
This honoured name was, perhaps, better known to the past generation than the present, though many still know the value of the "Pilgrim's Progress" with Mason's notes; and though from Hawker and Philpot we have their daily portions and readings, they have not entirely superseded "Mason's Spiritual Treasury." Many fathers and mothers in Israel abide by these daily readings, and…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Mason
William Mason, Esquire, Of Bermondsey, Late Justice Of The Peace For The County Of Surry. The subject of this memoir was born at Rotherhithe, in the county of Surry, in the year 1719. His father was by trade a clockmaker. He gave his son a decent education at a grammar-school, where he learnt the rudiments of the Latin language; and,…
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O Sovereign God, I Praise Your Name
Habukkuk 3:18: "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation."
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The Life And Testimony Of Mary Rowe
The joy of the Lord is my salvation. When I was very young my father, though not my mother, was a Christian. We attended a local parish church in Southampton. I was confirmed in the Anglican church as a teenager and while this was not my conversion it did provide a framework for believing in God. It gave me a…
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Book 3: Chapter 13, Two Things To Be Observed In Gratuitous Justification
Here two ends must be kept specially in view, namely, that the glory of God be maintained unimpaired, and that our consciences, in the view of his tribunal, be secured in peaceful rest and calm tranquillity. When the question relates to righteousness, we see how often and how anxiously Scripture exhorts us to give the whole praise of it to…
