Chapter 309 of 564

God and His Word are everliving and everlasting.Nothingcan make mana

God and His Word are everliving and everlasting.Nothingcan make mana

The Frailty and Hope of Man

2. He is as weak as the grass. Proud men think themselves like the strong

B. Man Is Withering and Fading.

1. coe let us consider ourselves as ee re suited to the nature of an immortal soul. We may wither suddenly and know not how soon; therefore we must never radqum, to another gaye the pecs ary preparations for. our removal. Let u Be cine

2. Therefore let us consider others as grass. Let us see others also to be as grass and cease from men, because mankind is no more than thus to be accounted. If all flesh is grass, then let us not trust in the arm of flesh, for it will soon be a withered arm and unable to support and protect us. They who make it their arm will be like the heath in the desert, destitute and dejected. Grass is too short, too slender to lean upon.

II. THE CONSOLATION: THE ETERNAL WORD OF GOD.

A. The Bible Is Everlasting Truth.

1. It saves. Though man and his glory are fading and withering, yet God and His Word are everliving and everlasting. Nothing can make mana ee ee entire

2. It preserves. The only way to render this perishing creature incorruptble is to receive the Word of God, for that remains everlasting truth and if received will preserve him to everlasting life and abide with him forever.

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