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The promises of the ord are made to all who will believe them : faith s itself a warrant for trusting. If thou canst trust, :hou mayest trust. After being fulfilled hundreds f times, the words of promise still stand to be yet further made good. THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE MADE TO ALL WHO WILL BELIEVE THEM FAITH IS ITSELF A WARRANT FOR TRUSTING IF THOU CANST TRUST THOU MAYEST TRUST AFTER BEING FULFILLED HUNDREDS OF TIMES THE WORDS OF PROMISE STILL STAND TO BE YET FURTHER MADE GOOD
whence know'st thou me ? All wondering cries the humble heart, To hear thee that deep mystery, The knowledge of itself, import." This singular personality of the word to each one of a thousand generations of believers is one of its greatest charms, and one of the surest proofs of its divine inspiration. We treat our Bibles, not as old almanacs, but as books for the present, new, fresh, adapted for the hour. Abiding sweetness dwells in undiminished freshness in the ancient words upon which our fathers fed in their day. Glory be to God, we are feasting on them still; or if not, we ought to be ; and can only blame our- selves if we do not ! The wells of Abraham served for Isaac, and Jacob, and a thousand generations. Come, let us let down our buckets, and with joy draw water out of the old wells of salvation, digged in the far-off Taking Possession of the Promise. 95 ays when our fathers trusted in the Lord, and he elivered them ! We need not fear that we shall superstitious or credulous. EPTHS OF WOE DISCERN UNRAVEL EVERY BOSOM'S MAZE WHAT WORD IS THIS WHENCE KNOW'ST THOU ME ALL WANDERING CRIES THE HUMBLED HEART TO HEAR THEE THAT DEEP MYSTERY THE KNOWLEDGE OF ITSELF IMPART THIS SINGULAR PERSONALITY OF THE WORD TO EACH ONE OF A THOUSAND GENERATIONS OF BELIEVERS IS ONE OF ITS GREATEST CHARMS AND ONE OF THE SUREST PROOFS OF ITS DIVINE INSPIRATION WE TREAT OUR BIBLES NOT AS OLD ALMANACKS BUT AS BOOKS FOR THE PRESENT NEW FRESH ADAPTED FOR THE HOUR ABIDING SWEETNESS DWELLS IN UNDIMINISHED FRESHNESS IN THE ANCIENT WORDS UPON WHICH OUR FATHERS FED IN THEIR DAY GLORY BE TO GOD WE ARE FEASTING ON THEM STILL OR IF NOT WE OUGHT TO BE AND CAN ONLY BLAME OURSELVES IF WE DO NOT THE WELLS OF ABRAHAM SERVE FOR ISAAC AND JACOB AND A THOUSAND GENERATIONS COME LET US LET DOWN OUR BUCKETS AND WITH JOY DRAW WATER OUT OF THE OLD WELLS OF SALVATION DIGGED IN THE FAR OFF DAYS WHEN OUR FATHERS TRUSTED IN THE LORD AND HE DELIVERED THEM WE NEED NOT FEAR THAT WE SHALL BE SUPERSTITIOUS OR CREDULOUS
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