The rock of ages Author:Edward Henry Bickersteth Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. And this brings me to the first great proposition I would establish — That Scripture, in the Old and the New Testament alike, detaches our ulti... more »mate confidence from man, the creature, and attaches it to God, the Creator. This is enforced by three parallel lines of truth, (1) by contrasting the sinfulness and feebleness of mortal man with the goodness and omnipotence of the Eternal Jehovah; (2) by direct prohibition and precept; (3) by declaration of the awful jealousy of the Creator if any creature usurp His position in our affiance and in our regard. (1) The most casual glance at the contrast testimony of Scripture might convince us that such is the design of God. Scripture Testimony of Man. Scripture Testimony to God. 1. 1. We are but of yesterday Thou art from everlasting. — Ps. xciii. 2. And know nothing All things naked to his eyes. — Beb. iv. 13. Because our days upon earth are a He inhabiteth eternity. — Isai. Ivii. shadow. — Job viii. 9. 15. 2. 2. Ye are not able to do that thing With God all things are possible.— which is least. —Luke xii. 26. Mat. xix. 26. Scripture Testimony of Man. Scripture Testimony to God. 3. 3. Thou art upon earth. — Ecc. v. 2. God is in heaven. — ib. 4. 4. We that are in this tabernacle do He stretcheth out the heavens as a groan, being burdened. —2 Cor. curtain, and spreadeth them out v. 4. as a tent to dwell in. — Isai. xl. Them that dwell in houses of clay, The heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. — 1 Kings viii. 27. Whose foundation is in the dust, God is a Spirit. — John iv. 24. Which are crushed before the moth. The Lord God omnipotent. — Itev. — Job iv. 19. xix. 6. 5. 5. The thoughts of man — are vanity. The counsel of Jehovah standeth —Ps. xciv. 11. for ever,...« less