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16 FEBRUARY (PREACHED 13 FEBRUARY 1774) Hope in him ‘The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.’ Lamentations 3:24SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 130:1–8 Consider to whom he is a portion. Those who have the Lord for their portion are:(i) humble. They have abasing thoughts of themselves, admiring thoughts ofContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

15 FEBRUARY (PREACHED 13 FEBRUARY 1774) What a portion! ‘The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.’ Lamentations 3:24SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Lamentations 3:19–24 What a portion! The word implies two things:(i) excellence. None account anything a portion but what is (in their esteem at least) valuable.(ii) propriety. However excellentContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

14 FEBRUARY (PREACHED 13 FEBRUARY 1774) It’s all of grace ‘The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.’ Lamentations 3:24SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 119:57–72 Happy indeed are the people who have the Lord for their God. Let us consider how the Lord becomes a portion. If the holy angelsContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

13 FEBRUARY (PREACHED 13 FEBRUARY 1774) When every creature comfort fails ‘The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.’ Lamentations 3:24SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Acts 27:13–44 The prophet Jeremiah and the spiritual worshippers of God in his time lived in a cloudy and dark day. Though the Lord set aContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

12 FEBRUARY (PREACHED NEW YEAR’S EVENING 1774) Certain deliverance ‘How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!’ Jeremiah 50:23SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Jeremiah 50:1–10 Babylon was the great enemy of Israel, and by God’s permission triumphed over it for a season, laid Jerusalem in heaps and led the people into captivity. But the prophet inContinue reading “365 days with Newton”