Isaiah 62:1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest… Our particular inquiry is, What obstacles to the conversion of the world are found among those who, in different ways, are enlisted in the cause of foreign missions? I. THE DEFECT OF OUR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, OR THE WANT OF A HIGHER DEGREE OF HOLINESS. II. THE DIRECT INDULGENCE OF AFFECTIONS WHICH ARE SELFISH AND EARTHLY. III. DIVISION AND STRIFE AMONG CHRIST'S FOLLOWERS. IV. THE UNNECESSARY EXCITEMENT OF POPULAR PREJUDICE. V. FALLING SHORT IN OUR DUTY IN REGARD TO THE BENEVOLENT USE OF PROPERTY. VI. THE WANT OF A PROPER FEELING AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OUR DEPENDENCE ON GOD FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS. (Leonard Woods, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. |
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