And encouraged them. CHEER UP, MY COMRADES The first thing is to get every man into his proper place; the next thing is for every man to have a good spirit in his present place so as to occupy it worthily. At this time it shall not be my business to arrange you, but assuming that it is well for yo... [ Continue Reading ]
_For God commanded me to make haste._ SPIRITUAL HASTE Haste is not hurry. Hurry implies confusion and disorder. It is not the same with speed. I. What it refers to. We should not err were we to apply it to the duties of relative and secular life. It applies particularly-- 1. To the salvation of... [ Continue Reading ]
_His servants therefore took him out of that chariot._ THE LAMENTATION FOR JOSIAH I. The nature and quality of the lamentation. 1. Extensively. All Judah and Jerusalem. 2. Intensively. Bitter lamentation. 3. Protensively. Of long duration, “an ordinance in Israel.” II. The cause and ground of... [ Continue Reading ]