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The Diary Of John Rusk
1807, Sunday, Aug. 23rd, was a very uncomfortable day to me, and I know the cause; for "the backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways." Mr. Brook preached in the morning from these words: "A man shall be a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm;" but I cannot say I got much. In the evening, he preached from, "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man." I was shaken when he gave out the text. It was thus suggested to me: "Now, do you think you can stand this? Here is to be a searching discourse; and how if you are forced to go out, unable to stand it?" Here Satan plied me hard: and I…
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The Life And Testimony Of John Rusk
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Partial Sight Of Divine Things
The testimony of God is, “All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass: the grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away; but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever." But we are told that the kingdom which is received by the saints is “a kingdom which cannot be moved." They receive the immutable Word and grace of God, and His eternal kingdom is set up in their hearts; therefore they are partakers of eternal life, and this eternal life can never die—hence the things they receive can never be destroyed; and yet we do read of some things in the case of the people of God which shall be done away, but that will be by…
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Despise Not Prophesyings
“Despise Not Prophesyings.” 1 Thessalonians 5:20 That is, if they are stamped with God's authority, and not man's. As our adorable Jesus sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately (Matt. 24:3). Beloved, cannot you picture the lovely scene, the heavenly countenance of God the Son, as he complacently answers the eager inquiries put to him by the group of faithful followers? The words at that season, uttered by the true and living God in human form, it is not difficult, we think, to prove have a direct reference to the very circumstances and changes which we are witnesses of in the present day in connection with our beloved country. The disciples said unto him, "Tell us when shall these things…
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Stumbling In The Darkness
This short Psalm comes to us from the pen of David. It is full of prayer. He seemed in too low a place to sing much, his harp being on the willows; for he was persecuted by some one. Whether it was Saul, who often hunted him as a partridge upon the mountains, or whether it was his son Absalom, who wished to inherit his father's throne, does not appear clear. But it is certain he was smitten before a foe, and this Psalm was evidently penned when he was passing through a sore trial. He begins by begging God to hear his prayer—to give ear to his supplications—and he asked God also in His faithfulness to answer him, and in His righteousness. David seemed…
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The Manna, And Its Spiritual Signification
The history of Israel is a wonderful history, in which the attentive reader cannot but observe the sad depravity of human nature, and the great and astonishing patience of God. But we should never lose sight of this one thing—that God was determined to glorify His name in them; and this determination ran through all His dealings with them, and was the foundation of all His gracious acts towards them. Israel had not left Egypt two months before they began to murmur and rebel, and the Lord, to stop their murmuring, gave them a promise: "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you" (Exodus 16:4). And the Lord did so; and when the children of Israel saw it, they said, "It is manna," or,…
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When I Fall
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
