When the corn is near ripe, it bows the head, and stoops lower than when it was green. When the people of God are near ripe for heaven, they grow more humble and self-denying, than in the days of their first profession. The longer a saint […]
Oftentimes men charge that upon the devil that is to be charged upon their own hearts Though Satan has his devices to draw souls to sin, yet we must be careful that we do not lay all our temptations upon Satan, that we do not wrong […]
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. —Romans 12:2 Of this transformation, which Paul styles a renovation of […]
“Ungodly men are too impatient to wait for solid and eternal pleasures, but snatch at the pleasures of sin, which are but for a season. These resemble children who cannot tarry till the grapes are ripe, and therefore eat them sour and green.” Pleasure lies mainly […]
As soon as we take upon ourselves the task of speaking about God, the question at once arises: How can we? We are men, and He is the Lord our God. There does not appear to exist such a relationship and connection between Him and us […]