The Parable of the Sower “And when much people were gathered together and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: a sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it …
Tag: Providence
Farm Sermons 6
Plowing the Rock “Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen?”—Amos 6:12. THESE expressions are proverbs, taken from the familiar sayings of the east country. A proverb is generally a sword with two edges, or, if I may so say, it …
Farm Sermons 5
The Plowman “Doth the plowman plow all day to sow?”—Isaiah 28:24. UNLESS they are cultivated, fields yield us nothing but briars and thistles. In this we may see ourselves. Unless the great Husbandman shall till us by his grace, we shall produce nothing that is …
MOSES HIS CHOICE: 2
CHAP. II The opening of the words, with the several doctrines in this Text But for a more particular handling of this verse, I shall first give a short paraphrase of it; secondly, shew the several doctrinal conclusions contained in it. [He chose] Choice notes …
Farm Sermons 4
The Corn of Wheat dying to bring forth Fruit “And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth …
MOSES HIS CHOICE: 1
MOSES HIS CHOICE With his EYE fixed upon Heaven: Discovering THE HAPPY CONDITION OF A Self-denying Heart Delivered in A TREATISE UPON Hebrews 11:25, 26 BY JEREMIAH BURROUGHS HEB. 11:25. “Chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures …
Farm Sermons 3
Frost and Thaw “He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.”—Psalm …
Commentary On Job 28:1-
Job Continues: Where Is Wisdom? The strain of this chapter is very unlike the rest of this book. Job forgets his sores, and all his sorrows, and talks like a philosopher or a virtuoso. Here is a great deal both of natural and moral philosophy …
Commentary On Job 12:12-25
Job 12:12–25 (ESV) 12 Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. 13 “With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding. 14 If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open. 15 …
Commentary On Job 1:20-22
Job 1:20–22 (ESV) 20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; …