The works of the Rev. William Thom, late minister ... - waughfamily.ca

42 SERMONS^.before had been torn from them, condemned to death,and crucified ; Jefus himfelf drew near, and wentwith them •, he expounded unto them tlie fcripturesconcerning liimfclf, removed their fadnefs, and waraired their hearts with joy ; and they faid one to anotther, " Did not our hearts burn within us, while hetalked to us by the way,and opened to us the fcriptures?"If our endeavours toward fpiritual p€rfe(£):ionjvre hncere, will not God's Spirit, in like manner, enlightenand affift us ?—Our endeavours to be wife andgood, are taken notice of and recorded, for " whenthey who feared the Lord, fpake often one to another,the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrancewas written for thofe who feared th^Lord, and thought upon his name." The fearers ofGod are precious in his light, they are his fpecialtreafure, and fure of immortal glory ; " and they fhallbe mine, faith the Lord, in tlie day when I make upmy jewels."—Having the knowledge and the comfortiible fenfe of fpiritual things, the troubles of life willfall the lighter on their heads, and God may, in hislove, fave them even from the chaftifemenis whichthey deferve ;" and I will fpare them, (faith he) evenag a man fpareth his ojvvn fon that ferveth him."—But in this life, there is, with refpedl to profperityand adverfity, and all external things, very little differenceto be obferved betwixt the (late of the righteousand that of the wicked. Tlie great day of retributionapproacheth, when God will fever between the flieepand the goats, between the precious and the vile ;'* Then ftiall ye return and difcern between the righteousand the wickedj between him that ferveth God,.ind him that ferveth him not."uilay the Spirit ofthe Lord reji upon itSy the Spiritof 'Lvifdom and underfiand'ing^ the Spirit of counfel andmighty the Spirit of knoivledge^ and of the fear of thaJLord : Alay he grant us to groiv in grace^ and that ourlips may keep and difperfe knoivledge^ and to his namahe imtnortalpraife^Armn,.