Additional Remains Of The Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Late Minister Of St. Peter's Church, Dundee

Additional Remains Of The Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Late Minister Of St. Peter's Church, Dundee

Subtitle: Consisting of Various Sermons and Lectures Delivered by Him in the Course of His Ministry General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1847 Original Publisher: John Johnstone Subjects: Sermons, English Sermons, Scottish Religion / Sermons / General Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Ministry / Preaching Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: SERMON V. ARISE, SHINE. Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Grentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. -- Isa. Ix. 1-3. These words are yet to be fulfilled in Jerusalem. It has been long trodden down by the Gentiles -- its walls are desolate -- its temple burnt, and the Mosque of Omar raised over it in cruel mockery. The ways of Zion do mourn; because none come to the solemn feasts. No sunbeam pours upon the dark brow of Judah; no star of Bethlehem sparkles in their sky. But another day is at hand. The time is coming when a voice shall be heard saying to Jerusalem: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Observe, 1. It shall be a time when the world is in darkness: For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people. The whole Bible bears witness that the time when the Jew is to be enlightened is to be a time when the world is dark and unenlightened. Paul says plainly that the world will be dead -- one great dead mass- when God gives life to the Jews: If the casting away of them has been the recon...