The Lord’s Provision for His people

He provides food for those who fear Him. The church being a mirror of the grace and justice of God, what the prophet said respecting is here expressly applied to her; not that he designs to treat the justice of God, in general, but only of that which he peculiarly displays towards his own people. [...]

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A True believer is…

In one word, he only is a true believer who, firmly persuaded that God is reconciled, and is a kind Father to him, hopes everything from his kindness, who, trusting to the promises of the divine favor, with undoubting confidence anticipates salvation; as the Apostle shows in these words, “We are made partakers of Christ, [...]

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Missing E-Books

I  have just noted some of my e-books have got squished out. Think it must have been a database error. I notice particlarly some of the Thomas Brooks ones. I shall get them put back as soon as possible.

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The New Order

 “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek” This verse is satisfactory proof that he person here spoken of is none other than Christ. The Holy Ghost refers to something specific and particular, as distinguishing and separating this king from all other kings. This, too, is the well known title with which Melchizedek [...]

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Ministry of Reconilation

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Another principal part of our reconciliation with God was that man, [...]

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The Divine Promise

God has spoken in his holiness. Hitherto David has adverted the proofs which had come under the observation of the whole nation, and from which they might easily see that God had manifested his favor in a manner new, and for many years unprecedented. He had raised the nation from a state of deep distress [...]

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The believers duty to make uninterupted progress and dispel ignorance more and more

The whole, then, comes to this: As soon as the minutest particle of faith is instilled into our minds, we begin to behold the face of God placid, serene, and propitious; far off, indeed, but still so distinctly as to assure us that there is no delusion in it. In proportion to the progress we [...]

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Christ our All in All

When we see that the whole sum of our salvation, and every single part of it, are comprehended in Christ, we must beware of deriving even the minutes portion of it from any other quarter. If we seek salvation, we are taught by the very name of Jesus that he possesses it; if we seek [...]

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In Jesus’ Name

Since no man is worthy to come forward in his own name and appear in the preseence of God, our heavenly Father (to relieve us at once from fear and shame) has given us his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, to be our Advocate and Mediator–that under his guidance we may appraoch securely, confiding that [...]

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John Calvin’s lectures on the book of Jeremiah -Lecture one

John Calvin’s Lectures on Lamentation of Jeremiah
Lecture One
Lamentations 1:1-5
Lamentation 1.1
Lamentation 1.2
Lamentation 1.3
Lamentation 1.4
Lamentation 1.5
Prayer
1How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
The Prophet could not sufficiently express the greatness [...]

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