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Title: The Faithful Promiser

Author: John Ross Macduff

Release Date: November 28, 2008 [EBook #27344]

Language: English

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THE FAITHFUL PROMISER.

By the Author of

"THE WORDS OF JESUS,"
"THE MORNING AND NIGHT WATCHES,"
ETC.

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises."--2 Pet. i. 4.

NEW YORK:
STANFORD & DELISSER,
No. 508, BROADWAY.
1858.

The Faithful Promiser.

It has often been felt a delightful exercise by the child of God, to
take, night by night, an individual promise and plead it at the
mercy-seat. Often are our prayers _pointless_, from not following, in
this respect, the example of the sweet Psalmist of Israel, the Royal
Promise pleader, who delighted to direct his finger to some particular
"word" of the Faithful Promiser, saying, "Remember Thy word unto Thy
servant, on which thou hast caused me to hope!"

The following are a few gleanings from the Promise Treasury,--a few
crumbs from "the Master's Table," which may serve to help the thoughts
in the hour of closet meditation, or the season of sorrow.

ST. M----,
_December_, 1849.

1ST DAY OF MONTH.

"He is Faithful that Promised."

"Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool."--ISAIAH i. 18.

Pardoning Grace.

My soul! thy God summons thee to His audience chamber! Infinite purity
seeks to reason with infinite vileness! Deity stoops to speak to dust!
Dread not the meeting. It is the most gracious, as well as wondrous of
all conferences. Jehovah himself breaks silence! H