...conscience or temper of the offerer. Let all give herein as God has prospered them, for if there be a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not ; let him not present his first-fruits grudgingly or as of necessity. In these times, it may be peculiarly...

...consume the depraved." spered him' (1 Cor. xvi. 2). 'Now, therefore, perform the doing of it. ... For if there be first a willing mind it is accepted according to what a man hath, and not according to what he hath not ' (2 Cor. viii. 11, 12). Amongst the Scottish...

...small offering on God's altar, at which I have the honour to serve ; and where I know, that if there be a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath. The following is added by the American Editor. THE design of reprinting in America the foregoing work,...

...heart only, and forbids the heart only. "My son, says God, give me thine heart." And, says the Apostle, "If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted...man hath, and not according to that he hath not." God requires and accepts a good heart, but forbids and rejects a bad one. The heart comprises all that...

...God never exceeds the natural ability of man. Accordingly he says, " Are not my ways equ;il ? And, " If there be first a willing mind it is accepted according...man hath, and not according to that he hath not.-" II. What is moral ability ? As moral ability belongs to the heart of man only, and not to his natural...

...the degree of knowledge received, he may be surpassed by those he judges. " If," said the Apostle, " there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according tog that he hath not." 3 Cor. 8 IS. The temptation to which the professors of Christianity are exposed...

...his hc»rt, no let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity . foi Go.l loveth a cheerful j;iver. • If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath. Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury : and many...

...God : and, .therefore, letjjot a sense of your imperfections and ,wn worthiness, discourage you ; for if there be first a .willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, and not according to what he hath not. : Is it not the language of your souls, " Whoa...

...morals, in which the scriptures agree, that natural inivbility always destroys moral obligation. " It is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according ta that he hath not." There were obstacles in the way of the salvation of men which they have not natural...

...cause, both at home and abroad. To regulate and direct us in this service, we should remember, that if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according...a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. — • Jesus watches the treasury, carefully observing how much, and from what motives, men contribute...