_The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger._ THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS It may seem a work of supererogation to say anything upon such a subject as righteousness. But the subject labours under some obscurity. Many seem to think that righteou... [ Continue Reading ]
_The wise are not always wise:--All the ways of sin and error are ways of folly._ But was not Job censorious and rigid, too bold and adventurous to speak thus concerning men of such gravity, authority, and reputation for wisdom and learning, yea for holiness too, as these three were? Job did not sp... [ Continue Reading ]
_My purposes are broken off._ BROKEN PURPOSES What mental anguish is concentrated in these few words! They raise the sufferings of Job from one of mere physical pain to one of mental despair: Let us glance, first, at some objects of human ambition--their wreck, their loss, and their gain. I. The... [ Continue Reading ]
_If I wait, the grave is mine house._ THE HOUSE OF THE GRAVE I. Describe the house. 1. The grave is a very spacious house. 2. It is very dark and dreary. 3. It is a house of silence. It is empty. 4. It is the house of corruption. 5. It is the house of oblivion. II. All men are going to this... [ Continue Reading ]
_And where is now my hope?_ WHERE NOW MY HOPE I. Occasions in life which force upon us this inquiry. 1. In those seasons when the troubles of life press heavily. 2. When our human dependencies have failed. 3. When the terrors of a guilty conscience seize us. 4. The question irresistibly presse... [ Continue Reading ]