THERE have been many very famous kings’ gardens, such as those hanging gardens in Nineveh, wherein Sardanapalus delighted himself, and that remarkable garden of Cyrus, in which he took such great interest, because, as he said, every tree and every plant in it had been …
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The Dumb Bell
MR. GATTY, in his book on “Bells,” gives the following anecdote, on the credit of Cardinal Baronius: “When Charles II., King of France, A.D. 615, was at Sens, in Burgundy, he heard a bell in the church of St. Stephen, the sound of which pleased …
Taking the Bull by the Horns
THERE was a little trouble in the church, and the young minister was sad about it. He sought advice, and one who loved peace begged him to let the matter alone, and in a short time the evil would die of itself, for, as Solomon …
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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 …
THE CHARACTER OF THIS MAN
‘The man that endureth temptation.’ Temptation, when it comes from Satan, is not to try us, but is with a view of destroying us. View the word ‘temptation’ in whatever sense you please, the blessing is contained in the word ‘endureth.’ It is not, ‘Blessed …
Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress: Chapter 3
Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress A Commentary on Portions of John Bunyan’s Immortal Allegory THE MAN WHOSE NAME WAS HELP “Wherefore Christian was left to stumble in the Slough of Despond alone; but still he endeavoured to struggle to that side of the Slough that was …
Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress: Chapter 2
Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress A Commentary on Portions of John Bunyan’s Immortal Allegory THE TWO PILGRIMS IN THE SLOUGH THROUGH their much talking, and little praying, and giving no heed to where they were going, Christian and Pliable all of a sudden found themselves floundering …
Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress: Chapter 1
Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress A Commentary on Portions of John Bunyan’s Immortal Allegory PLIABLE SETS OUT WITH CHRISTIAN NEXT to the Bible, the book that I value most is John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress.” I believe I have read it through at least a hundred times. …
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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 …
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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 …