Wretched Man That I Am!
Who will deliver me from this body of death?

Feb

15

The Mystery of Providence-Chapter 4

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Our Employment
It has not only an eye upon your well-being in the world to come, but upon your well-being in this world also, and that very much depends upon the station and vocation to which it calls you.
Now the Providence of God with respect to our civil callings may be displayed very takingly in the [...]

Feb

15

The Mystery of Providence-Chapter 3

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The Work of Conversion
This, O this, is the most excellent benefit you ever received from its hand. You are more indebted to it for this, than for all your other mercies. p. 60.
It is certainly the sweetest history that ever they repeated; they love to think and talk of it. The places where, [...]

Feb

7

The Mystery of Providence-Chapter 2

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When I’m really rolling, I tend to forget these books were written 300+ years ago… until, that is, I read something like this:
Suppose your mothers had brought you forth in America, among the savage Indians, who herd together as brute beasts, are scorched with heat, and starved with cold, being naked, destitute and defenceless. [...]

Feb

5

The Mystery of Providence-Chapter 1

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And so we begin month two of the Puritan Reading Challenge…
Timmy Brister’s post on Who is John Flavel.
 
Introduction
I will cry unto God most high, unto God that performeth all things for me - Ps 57:2
The Duty Resolved On

Intense and Fervent Prayer

The Encouragement to that Resolution

Taken from the sovereignty of God and from the experience [...]