. Sermons on various subjects, evangelical, devotional and practical : adapted to the promotion of Christian piety, family religion and youthful virtue. ers will, and said, Thy will be done—Fath-er, glorify thy name. He died in the exercise ofbenevolence^ in love to mankind, in the forgivenessof, and in intercessions for his enemies. He died,committing his spirit into the haiids of the God oftruth, and contemplating the joy that was set beforehim.—As we should live like him, so like him weshould die with resignation to God—with benevo-lence to men—with forgiveness of injuries, withprayers for
. Sermons on various subjects, evangelical, devotional and practical : adapted to the promotion of Christian piety, family religion and youthful virtue. ers will, and said, Thy will be done—Fath-er, glorify thy name. He died in the exercise ofbenevolence^ in love to mankind, in the forgivenessof, and in intercessions for his enemies. He died,committing his spirit into the haiids of the God oftruth, and contemplating the joy that was set beforehim.—As we should live like him, so like him weshould die with resignation to God—with benevo-lence to men—with forgiveness of injuries, withprayers for our enemies, with faith in Gods prom-ises, and with heaven full in our view. Thanks to our gracious Redeemer, who has giv-en us such an example to conduct us through thepaths of life, and to guide us through the valley ofdeath. O send thy good Spirit into our hearts, toform us according to thine amiable pattern—todirect us in the way of peace—to comfort us in allour troubles—and to strengthen us in our last con-flict.—And when it shall be thy will to call us hence,enable us to die like thyself, and receive us to thy-self in SERMON IX. Th& Works of God, as King of Saints^ great animarvtllous. -#5 Sfhv-^^ REVELATION xr. j. Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; justand true are thy ways, thou King of taints, Jl his is a part of the song of those, wha,^having adhered to the purity of rehgion, in timesof great persecution, are now brought forth fromtheir sufferings into a state of security and a review of Gods dispensations toward hischurch, and his judgments upon her enemies, andcontemplating the happy, but unexpected result ofall, in the advancement of true religion, they arefilled with admiration of his wisdom and goodness,and e^ecially of his providence toward his saints,which had long been mysterious, but was now open-ing to their view. And, in the gratitude of theirhearts, they break forth into this hymn of praise, apart o
Size: 2995px × 835px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade18, booksubjectcongregationalchurches
