Christian Theology - Media Sabda Org

Redeemer in the most amiable and absolutely important point of view.
God through him is altogether lovely! But remove this medium, and this
my beautiful system is lost in chaos, in the twinkling of an eye. Glory be
to God for Christ! Amen.
God is to receive praise in reference to that attribute which he has
exhibited most in the defence or salvation of his followers. Sometimes he
manifests his power; sometimes his mercy; sometimes his wisdom, his
long-suffering, his fatherly care, his good providence, his holiness, his
justice, his truth, &c. Whatever attribute or perfection he exhibits most,
that should be the chief subject of his children's praise. One wants
teaching, prays for it, and is deeply instructed; he will naturally celebrate
the wisdom of God. Another feels himself beset with the most powerful
adversaries, with the weakest of whom he is not able to cope; he cries to
the almighty God for strength; he is heard, and strengthened with strength
in his soul: he therefore will naturally magnify the all-conquering power
of the Lord: another feels himself lost—condemned—on the brink of hell;
he calls for mercy; is heard, and saved: mercy, therefore, will be the chief
subject of his praise, and the burden of his song.
The deliverance of mariners from imminent danger, and in a way
which clearly shows the divine interposition, demands not only gratitude
of heart, and the tongue of praise, at the end of the storm; but when they
come to shore, they should publicly acknowledge it in the congregation
of God's people. I have been often pleased, when in seaport towns, to see
and hear notes sent to the minister from pious sailors, returning thanks to
the Almighty for preservation from shipwreck; and, in general, from the
dangers of the sea; and for bringing them back in safety to their own port.
Thus "they exalt the Lord in the congregation, and praise him in the
assembly of the elders."
Though I never hail a personal quarrel with the singers in any place,
yet I have never known one case, where there was a choir of singers, that
they did not make disturbance in the societies. And it would be much
better in every case, and in every respect, to employ a precentor, or a