...excellent and praiseworthy) but on the sovereign grace, and blessing of the glorified head of the Church. " Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name be the glory." This is the language of the prophets and apostles. And surely such well becomes us. "And...

...eternally say, rt Of his owij " will begat he us by the word of truth," and through etefnity sing, " Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy " name be the glory." Whenever, therefore, a sinner is sanctified, and is thus introduced into the kingdom and...

...acknowledge that all we have is from the exceeding riches of his grace ; and be crying, to the last, "Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy Name give glory, for thy mercy and thy truth's sake." But to this every awakened and humbled - sinner is...

...not disposed to ascribe it to God. It is humility only that will enable us to say from the heart, " Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name be the glory." The humble person admires the goodness and grace of God to him. He sees more how wonderful...

...influence of the same Spirit, we. shall be as willing as Paul to ascribe all the glory to God. — "Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name be all the glory." But do you observe the connexion in which the text stands ? Paul was not satisfied...

...be humbled in the dust: he would not wish to rob Almighty God of his glory in any one particular : " Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name, be the praise!" is the very language of his soul: and all that is spoken iti Scripture respecting God's...

...power ; saying "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us unto God with his blood — Not unto us — not unto us O Lord, but unto thy name give glory for thy mercy, and thy truth's sake." In the beginning of the 19th Chapter of St. John's...

...ransomed ones ascribe their deliverance to the free grace of God ! with what joy will they exclaim, " Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name be all the praise !" Even now, in the season of conflict and temptation, every servant of God who feels...

...let that perish in the dust, but for the glory of the church, for the glory of God. Our song is, ' Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name be all the glory.' We are brethren assembled together in unity, and with the blessing of the Lord, our...

...and command his blessing upon writer and reader, that with one heart and one voice, we may exclaim, " Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake," Ps. cxiii. 10. And, first, in endeavouring to...