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Was Ishmael and his mother in covenant?
Much can be said of the fact that Abraham surely placed the sign upon Ishmael. The question to be considered is was Ishmael in the internal aspect of the covenant or in the external aspect? When we look at ch 21 of Genesis we see some interesting language: For...
Manton on the Sabbath
Keeping the Sabbath day holy. It is a sure mark of an ungodly person to be a Sabbath-breaker, as a conscion-ableness to celebrate it to God’s glory is both a mark and a work of godliness. It is the description of the godly eunuch, Isa. 56:4, “Thus saith the Lord to...
Thomas Brooks on Temptation in the Saint
Temptation is God’s school, wherein he gives his people the clearest and sweetest discoveries of his love; a school wherein God teaches his people to be more frequent and fervent in duty. When Paul was buffeted, then he prayed thrice, i. e. frequently and fervently; a...
Thomas Brooks on Relapsing sins
Precious remedies Against satan's devices Remedy (4). The fourth remedy against this device of Satan is, to consider, That there are relapses into enormities, and there are relapses into infirmities. Now it is not usual with God to leave his people frequently to...
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