The Christian's heritage

Preface

Many former parishioners and admiring hearers of Dr. Jacobus have requested for publication those sermons which they have heard with profit. And these have been gathered and are now presented, without alteration or revision, just as they were written and left. There has been no such selection as would display mere exegetical skill or literary power. Those who have demanded the volume have made the choice of the contents. And these favorite discourses are issued with the prayer that he, being dead, may yet speak to many hearts with words of comfort, joy, and conviction.

Among his papers has been found an

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autobiography, commenced a few weeks before his death, and embracing only the incidents of his earlier life. Although incomplete and unrevised, it is given with the sermons to show the deep religious experiences and complete theological preparations which so remarkably fitted him for his pastoral and professional work. A filial hand has imperfectly but briefly attempted to complete the life-sketch.

M. N.

Contents

AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

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" For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or Life, or Death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's." — I Cor. iii. 21-23.

" For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it." — Mark viii. 35.

III. Limitations Of The Divine Working 38

"And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them." — Mark vi. 5.

IV. Christ The Ideal Missionary 57

"Who went about doing good." — Acts x. 38.

V. The Law Of The Divine Manifestation 73

"Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord how Is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words : and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."— John xiv. 22-23.

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VI. "But one thing is needful."— Luke x. 42 "One

thing thou lackest." — Mark x. 21 "One thing I

know."— John ix. 25 "One thing have I desired of

the Lord."— Psalm xxvii. 4 "But this one thing I

do." — Phil. iii. 13.

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"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." — Heb. vii. 25.

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" Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus." — John xi. 5.

IX. The Merchant Seeking Christ And Sought

BY HIM 143

" And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." — Luke xix. 9-10.

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TEARFUL SOWING AND JOYFUL REAPING....... 162

"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." — Psalm exxvi. 5-6,

FEAR AND FAITH 215

" What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." — Psalm lvi. 3.

XIV. No Personal Salvation Except By Personal

SANCTIFICATION 235

" Peter saith unto him : Thou shalt never wash my feet ! Jesus answered him : If I wash thee not thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." — John xiii. 8-9.

XV. Modern Indifferentism 254

"And Gallio cared for none of these things." — Acts xviii. 17.

XVI. The Joy Of God's Salvation 270

" Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with thy free Spirit ; then will I teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted unto thee." — Psalm li. 12-13.

XVII. Every Man His Own Builder 289

" If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss : but he himself shall be saved ; yet so as by fire." — I Cor. iii. 14-15.

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XVIII. The Eagle's Nest 306

"As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings ; so the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange God with him." — Deut. xxxii. 11-12.

XIX. Our Heavenly Home 327

" In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I would have told you." — John xiv. 2.