The Christian's sketch book

Jabez Burns

Simpkin and Marshall, 1829 - 352 pages

Contents

• PART: 1
• The Sublimity of the Scriptures: 7
• The Divinity and Dignity of the Scriptures: 13
• The Existence of God: 19
• Omniscience and Omnipresence of God: 26
• The Wisdom of God: 35
• The Immutability of God: 41
• The Goodness of God 4 9: 49
• Fallen Angels: 56
• The Fall: 60
• Value of the Soul: 66
• Humanity of Christ: 72
• Christ an Example: 84
• The Love of Christ: 90
• The Sufferings of Christ: 96
• The Wisdom of God displayed in the Cross of Christ: 103
• Christ All and in All: 109
• Salvation: 116
• Sanctification: 123
• Faith: 131
• SelfReflection: 137
• Dependence on God: 141
• Reading the Scriptures: 149
• Parental Discipline: 161
• Old Age: 167
• Vanity of the World: 173
• The Resurrection and Judgment: 179
• Hell: 187
• The Importance of Teaching the Rising Generation: 193
• Conclusion of Part I: 200
• Theodore Beza: 206
• Mr Robert Bruce: 211
• Mr Boyle: 218
• Mr Addison: 224
• Timothy Dwight: 233
• John Howard Esq F R S: 242
• de Voltaire: 250
• Remarkable Sayings of Children: 258
• Death on the Stage: 264
• Miraculous Preservation: 270
• The Negroes Thirst: 276
• MAXIMS: 284
• On the New Year: 297
• The Wish: 298
• Inscription under the Picture of an aged Negro Woman: 304
• On Slavery: 309
• 18 paraphrased: 315
• A Hymn by Bishop Heber: 322

Popular passages

Page 102 - Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Page 83 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Page 35 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

Page 321 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Page 159 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Page 144 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Page 35 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Page 309 - Works in the secret deep ; shoots steaming thence The fair profusion that o'erspreads the spring ; Flings from the sun direct the flaming day ; Feeds every creature ; hurls the tempest forth, And, as on earth this grateful change revolves, With transport touches all the springs of life. Nature, attend ! join, every living soul Beneath the spacious temple of the sky, In adoration join ; and ardent raise One general song ! To Him, ye vocal gales, Breathe soft, whose spirit in your freshness breathes.

Page 40 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ...

Page 303 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Christian's sketch book
• Author: Jabez Burns
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Simpkin and Marshall, 1829
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Mar 29, 2006
• Length: 352 pages