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The point worthy of observation is, to ^ note how a book of its description and its compass should possess this versatility of power, this eye, like that of a portrait uniformly fixed upon us, turn where we will." THE POINT WORTHY OF OBSERVATION IS TO NOTE HOW A BOOK OF ITS DESCRIPTION AND ITS COMPASS SHOULD POSSESS THIS VERSATILITY OF POWER THIS EYE LIKE THAT OF A PORTRAIT UNIFORMLY FIXED UPON US TURN WHERE WE WILL
,** (See Psalm Ixvi. 6.) It is true we were not there, and yet the joy of Israel's victory is ours. The apostle quotes the word of the Lord to Joshua as if it were spoken to any and every child of God, — "He hath said, I will never leave thec^ nor forsake thee ** (Heb. xiii. 5), the fact being that no word of the Lord ends with the occasion which called it forth, or spends itself in blessing the individual to whom it was first ad- dressed. All the promises are to believers who have faith enough to embrace them, and plead them at the throne of grace. What God is to one who trusts him, he will be to all such according to their circumstances and necessities. The Bible has its eye upon each one of us as it utters its words of grace. A Bampton lecturer has well said, " We, ourselves, and such as we are. 94 According to the Promise. are the very persons whom Scripture speaks of and to whom, as men, in every variety of persuasives^ form, it makes its condescending, though celestial, ^ appeal. T FOR ALL HIS PEOPLE FOR WE READ THERE DID WE REJOICE IN HIM SEE PSALM SIXTY SIX SIX IT IS TRUE WE WERE NOT THERE AND YET THE JOY OF ISRAEL'S VICTORY IS OURS THE APOSTLE QUOTES THE WORD OF THE LORD TO JOSHUA AS IF IT WERE SPOKEN TO ANY AND EVERY CHILD OF GOD HE HATH SAID I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEE NOR FORSAKE THEE HEBREWS THIRTEEN FIVE THE FACT BEING THAT NO WORD OF THE LORD ENDS WITH THE OCCASION WHICH CALLED IT FORTH OR SPINS ITSELF IN BLESSING THE INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM IT WAS FIRST ADDRESSED ALL THE PROMISES ARE TO BELIEVERS WHO HAVE FAITH ENOUGH TO EMBRACE THEM AND PLEAD THEM AT THE THRONE OF GRACE WHAT GOD IS TO ONE WHO TRUSTS HIM HE WILL BE TO ALL SUCH ACCORDING TO THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND NECESSITIES THE BIBLE HAS ITS EYE UPON EACH ONE OF US AS IT UTTERS ITS WORDS OF GRACE A BAMPTON LECTURER HAS WELL SAID WE OURSELVES AND SUCH AS WE ARE ARE THE VERY PERSONS WHOM SCRIPTURE SPEAKS OF AND TO WHOM AS MEN IN EVERY VARIETY OF PERSUASIVE FORM IT MAKES ITS CONDESCENDING THOUGH CELESTIAL APPEAL
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