_Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign._ JOSIAH’S EARLY PIETY I. The possibility of youthful responsibility. Other children besides Josiah have been called to the cares of a kingdom. Manasseh commenced to reign at twelve, Joash was seven, Uzziah sixteen; Henry III and Edward VI of Engl... [ Continue Reading ]
_For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David._ SEEKING AFTER GOD I. Why we should seek after God. 1. We are by nature without God. 2. To be without God is certain misery. 3. In God alone we can obtain peace and rest. II. How we are to se... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord._ RESTORING GOD’S HOUSE I. Spiritual desolation. 1. The negligent priesthood (2 Chronicles 34:5). 2. The dilapidated temple (2 Chronicles 34:7). 3. The perverted utensils (2 Chronicles 34:7). II. Abundant offering... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because thine heart was tender._ THE TENDER HEART We see that waters of the same colour have not the same nature and effect, for hot waters are of the same colour with plain ordinary waters, yet more effectual; so the words of man coming from a man may seem at first to be the same with others, ye... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers._ THE SAINT’S REFRESHING I. That God takes notice of every good thing His children do and rewards them for it even in this life. II. How the Spirit of God in common matters doth raise up the soul to think highly of them. It sweetens death with the phrase... [ Continue Reading ]