The Glory of God
A Happy (and unhappy) New Year: The Love of God in Them Both
…the case of the saints throughout the world…in what unspeakable variety are they dealt with! some under persecution always,—some always at peace; some in dungeons and prisons,—some at liberty in their own houses; the saints of one nation under great oppression for many ages,—of another, in quietness; in the same places some poor, in great distress, put hard to it for […]
How We Glorify God
Every man is most concerned in that which is his great end; the bringing about of that is of most importance to him; the great exercise of his thoughts is,—whether he shall succeed as to this or not. The chief end of believers is, the glory of God. This, I say, is so, or ought to be so. For […]
The Glorious End To Which Sin Is Appointed And Ordained
There is a glorious end whereunto sin is appointed and ordained, and discovered in Christ, that others are unacquainted withal. Sin in its own nature tends merely to the dishonour of God, the debasement of his majesty, and the ruin of the creature in whom it is; hell itself is but the filling of wretched creatures with the fruit […]