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Friends,—Dwell all in the immortal seed [1 Pet 1:23] of God, which is heir of the promise [Gal 3:29] of God, and doth inherit the same; so every one of you know the promise of God your portion, and the power of God your portion, and the kingdom of God, that is everlasting, without end, and the power... Read More

Selected Verses: Hebrews 9:23-28. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the ... Read More

These verses are the winding up of Luke's history of our Lord's ministry. They form a suitable conclusion to a Gospel, which in touching tenderness and full exhibition of Christ's grace, stands first among the four records of the things which Jesus did and taught. (Acts 1:1.) Let us notice, firstly,... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 5—Chapter 7 OF THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST TO HEAVEN The ascension of Christ to heaven was, at his death, burial, and resurrection, according to the scriptures; he himself gave hints of it to his disciples, even before his death, as well as after his resurrection; "What... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 30 OF THE DISTINCT PERSONALITY, AND DEITY OF THE SON. That the Son of God is a person, and a divine person distinct from the Father and the Spirit, cannot be doubted; for since his Father is a person, and he is the "express image of his person", he must be... Read More

The FAITHFUL MINISTER OF CHRIST CROWNED. Occasioned by the Death of Mr. William Anderson, Baptist Minister. Preached September 20, 1767. 2 TIMOTHY 4:6, 7 I have fought a (or the) good fight, I have finished my (the) course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteo... Read More

THE GLORIOUS STATE OF THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN. A Sermon, Preached at a Wednesday’s Evening Lecture, in GREAT EAST-CHEAP, Dec. 31, 1755. PSALM 84:11 The Lord will give Grace and Glory. The only word in this passage I shall insist upon, is Glory; by which I understand the glorious and happy state of the ... Read More

"For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him" (Acts 13:27). The above statement as a whole carries a significance which embraces a very great deal of history, but its dire... Read More

Reading: Ex. 25:31-40; Zech. 4:1-7. Let us here say a word quite briefly as to the two places in which this candlestick is presented. In Exodus we have the beginning of things; the Lord is setting up His testimony originally, bringing it in for the first time. In Zechariah, as in all prophetic minis... Read More

He ever liveth to make intercession. Who is he that condemneth? it is Christ that died ... who also maketh inter-cession for us. — Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. If an... Read More