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^1 The first of two sermons on this text taken, with editing, from Bonar’s Sermons, Chiefly on Devotional Subjects. Bonar (1753-1816) was, for most of his ministry, pastor of Cramond church in Edinburgh.
^2 Bonar deals with the second and third heads in his second sermon on the text.
^1 Taken with editing, from the “Illustrative Cases of Conversion” in The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit. It is based on Acts 2:17,18. The first article, last month, summarised the Old Testament teaching on revival.
^1 The previous part of this Theological Conference paper appeared last month. It dealt with the believer’s fellowship with Christ as Mediator.
^2 See John Owen, Works, Edinburgh, 1851, vol 2, pp 232-3.
^1 The first section of a chapter, with editing, from Ryle’s volume, Holiness. A review of this book is scheduled to appear next month, describing it as “excellent”.
^2 True grace is progressive, of a spreading, growing nature. It is with grace as with light: first, there is daybreak; then it shines brighter to full noonday. The saints are not only compared to stars for their light, but to trees for their growth (Is 61:3; Hos 14:5). A good Christian is not like Hezekiah’s sun that went backwards, or Joshua’s that stood still, but is always advancing in holiness, and increasing with the increase of God. Thomas Watson
^3 The growth of grace is the best evidence of the truth of grace. Things that do not have life will not grow. A picture will not grow. A stake in a hedge will not grow. But a plant that is alive will grow. The growing of grace shows it to be alive in the soul. Thomas Watson
^4 Christian, as ever you would stir up others to exalt the God of grace, look to the exercise and improvement of your own graces. When poor servants live in a family and see the faith, love, wisdom, patience and humility of a master shining like the stars in heaven, it draws forth their hearts to bless the Lord that ever they came into such a family. When men’s graces shine as Moses’ face did, when their life, as one speaks of Joseph’s life, is a very heaven, sparkling with virtues as so many bright stars, how much others are stirred up to glorify God and cry, “These are Christians indeed; these are an honour to their God, a crown to their Christ, and a credit to their gospel. If they were all such, we would be Christians too.”
Thomas Brooks
^1 This is a further section of an abridgement of a new introduction to John Love’s Memorials, a two-volume work which is to be republished later this year, DV, by Free Presbyterian Publications. References to the Memorials are placed in the body of the text, with volume and page numbers in brackets. The previous section, last month, dealt with Love’s childhood and the state of Presbyterianism in Paisley, his birthplace.
^2 This is a reference to Colin Campbell (1718-1788), the Church of Scotland minister in nearby Renfrew. The editor of the Memorials describes him as “one of the faithful preachers of the gospel at that time” (1:32, note a).
^3 Thomas Randall (1747-1827) was the minister of the Outer High Kirk in Glasgow when Love heard him.
^4 Alice was minister of a Secession church in Paisley.
^5 James Baine and George Muir were successive ministers of the High Church in Paisley.
^6 See Memorials, vol 1, pp 30-35, for Love’s detailed account of his conduct at this period. The excerpts above are from pp 31,34.