DISCOURSE: 776 PORTION OF THE WICKED AND THE RIGHTEOUS CONTRASTED Proverbs 11:18. _The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward_. TO a superficial observer the wicked appear to have a far better portion than the righteous: for it is certain, that... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 777 CHRISTIAN LIBERALITY ENCOURAGED Proverbs 11:25. _The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself_. IF only we be careful to divest our statements of every thing which carries with it the idea of _merit_, it is scarcely possible to speak too str... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 778 THE WISDOM OF WINNING SOULS Proverbs 11:30. _He that winneth souls, is wise_. REAL piety is operative, and influential on the whole life; and discovers itself very principally in labours of love to those around us. “The fruit of the righteous is” very fitly compared to “a tree of li... [ Continue Reading ]