DISCOURSE: 769 ADDRESS PREPARATORY TO CONFIRMATION Proverbs 8:17. _I love them that love me; and those that seek me early, shall find me_. THESE are the words of our blessed Lord [Note: ver. 22–31.], who, under the name of Widom, addresses himself to the children of men [Note: ver. 4, 5.], and urg... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 770 WISDOM’S ADDRESS TO MEN Proverbs 8:29. _When he appointed the foundations of the earth, then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him: rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth: and my delights were with the sons of men. No... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 771 THE VALUE OF TRUE WISDOM Proverbs 8:35. _Whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. But he that sinneth against me, wrongeth his own soul: all they that, hate me, love death_. IT is common in the prophetic writings to find expressions which really relate to... [ Continue Reading ]