...consider our vocation, St. Paul informs us, that " not many mighty, not many noble, are called;" but " God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith :" and how " hard it is for a rich man to enter into heaven," our great Master hath taught us, by saying,...

...with all its blessings, and God with all his wealth is the portion of the poor, bnt godly man ; for " God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him." Rejoice then and be exceeding glad, for " it...

...poor have the Gospel preached to them, and it is the poor in spirit who enter the kingdom of heaven. God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom. It is in proportion to our faith that we attain proficiency in the school of Christ, and this...

...poor, we are not to come to the conclusion, that any especial sin of theirs has been the cause, for, " God hath chosen th,e poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom ;" yet such things in providence as the above surely deserve our notice. \Yheu our worthy espouses...

...beautiful a church, should have been so ignorant or so negligent of God's word, as to forget that He hath chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love Him. What is it we want ? may be asked. We want the...

...public managements and nets should run in the same channel as God's way, not diverging. We are told that ' God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom.' And if they be ' heirs of the kingdom,' I wish to know by what warrant they are stripped of the privileges...

...sense, provided of his goodness for the poor] Is it not as certain in fact, as in revelation, that he hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom of God? Is not their godliness often sublimely simple, a burning and a shining light, compared...

...the most • fundamental principles of the New Testament. He can, at pleasure, not only disown, — " God. hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith," — and, " Not many wise are called " : he also assumes 'that acuteness of understanding, without sanctity of...

...ridicule the most fundamental principles of the New Testament. He can, at pleasure, not only disown — ' God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith/ — and ' not many wise are called: ' he also assumes that acuteness of understanding, without sanctity of...

...righteous forsaken, nor his seed (though) begging bread." Psalm xxxvii. 25. And St. James assures us, that "God hath chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he hath promised to them that love him." Chap. ii. 5. Nothing is more common for misguided...