Chapter 13
During my Christian life I have been asked a great many times, in substance, by thoughtful and anxious souls: "What is the mental act or acts and states that God requires of…
Chapter 12
I have heretofore endeavored to show that sanctification is wrought in the soul by the Spirit of Christ, through faith, with and not without the concurrence of our own activity. I now…
Chapter 11
I believe it is a fact generally admitted that there is much less conscience manifested by men and women in nearly all the walks of life than there was forty years ago.…
Chapter 10
In every period of my ministerial life I have found many professed Christians in a miserable state of bondage, either to the world, the flesh, or the Devil. But surely this is…
Chapter 9
We hear much said, and read much, in these days, of indulging in innocent amusements. I heard a minister, some time since, in addressing a large company of young people, say that…
Chapter 8
"Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine, continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee." I Timothy 4:16.
I am not going…
Chapter 7
"Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." 1 Timothy 4:16.
I beg leave in…
Chapter 6
Prevailing prayer is that which secures an answer. Saying prayers is not offering prevailing prayer. The prevalence of prayer does not depend so much on quantity as on quality. I do not…
Chapter 5
In a former article I said that the want of an endowment of power from on high should be deemed a disqualification for a pastor, a deacon or elder, a Sabbath school…
Chapter 4
In this article I propose to consider the conditions upon which this endowment of power can be obtained. Let us borrow a little light from the Scriptures. I will not cumber your paper…