...preaching very warmly and affectionately to his people, from Hebrews, iv, 1. "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his...rest, any of you should seem to come short of it." The next Lord's day being the day for administering the Lord's supper, he busily.and'difficultly attended,...

...nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. Gal. iii. 8, 9. For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them. Heb. iv. 2. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ ; that we...

...27th. — I am just returned from chapel. I have heard a faithful sermon from, ' Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his...rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.' The subject was in agreement with my previous meditations. I see that it is awfully possible to ' come...

...immediately addressed, and to professed Christians in general. •• Let us therefore fear,", he says, *' lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it." He shews that the Gospel is preached to us as well as to the ancient Jews ; but that the word preached...

...of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any should seem to come short of it." In like manner, a regard for our own interest is an important motive,...

...heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham ;" (Gal. iii. 8.) and again it is said, " For unto us was the gospel preached as well as unto them," Heb. iv. 2. Here we see that the gospel was preached to the children of Israel in the wilderness, also...

..." Blessed is he that feareth al" ways." " Be not high minded, but fear." " Let " us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of " entering into his...rest, any of you should seem " to come short of it." " Let us have grace to " serve God, with reverence and godly fear ; for * Matt. x. 28. Luke xii. 4,...

...that believed not ? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his res-t, any of you should seem to come snort of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not...

...that believed not ? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seern to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them : but the word...

...promises are actually made to saint» alone — conditionally to all men. " Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it." An offer is much the same with a conditional promise, only that it involves more the idea of a tender,...