1 Samuel 14

Hebrew: Iosiphometz, He shall add to his strength. A Christian has strength to resist temptation, to forgive his enemies, to suffer affliction; it's not easy to suffer, a man must deny himself before he takes up the cross: The way to heaven is like the way which Jonathan and his…

We ought then before we come, to pray for a blessing on the ordinance, that the sacrament may be not only a sign to represent, but a seal to confirm, and an instrument to convey Christ and all his benefits to us. We are to pray that this great ordinance may be poison to our sins…

3. The blandishments of riches: The young man in the Gospel went very far, "you are not far from the Kingdom of God;" but he had rich possessions, and these golden weights hindered him from the Kingdom (Luke 18:23). Jonathan pursued the battle till he came at the honeycomb, and…

The earthquake this winter past, must stir us up to this duty. For it is a matter full of terror (1 Samuel 14:15), and the sickness which has taken hold of thousands as a gentle warning must be respected. And it must be considered, that the changes of the great world bring with…

Let us learn from this, that the power of God is not restricted to means or outward assistance, and that it is all one with Him whether there be much or little, as Jonathan Instead of Jonathan, the French copy mentions Asa, whose words are similar, and were uttered on a similar…

It may be we shall be hid; it may be we shall have a blessing. And this was the best ground that Jonathan had for the great undertaking against the Enemies of God, 1 Samuel 14:6. It may be God will go along with us.

It was a saying of Pius Quintus, When I first entered into orders, I had some good hope of my salvation; when I became a Cardinal, I doubted of it; but since I came to be Pope, I do even despair of it. Jonathan pursued the victory till he came at the honeycomb, and then he stood…

While he has drawn near to God, he has drawn virtue from him. Never did Jonathan taste so much sweetness when he dipped his rod in the honeycomb (1 Samuel 14:27), as the soul finds in communion with God. In drawing near to God, a Christian's heart has been warmed and melted; the…

It was the beginning, or the first, of such a kind of work of God, such a pouring out of the Spirit of God. After such a manner such an expression is commonly used in scripture: so, 1 Samuel 14:35, "And Saul built an altar unto the Lord, the same was the first altar that he buil…

The more excelle[•]t any thing is by an institution of God, [•]y so much more horrid and abominable is the abuse [•]hereof. O how often is the dreadful Majesty of Heaven and Earth called to witness to frivolous [•]hings! and oft to be a witness of our rage and fu[•]y! as 1 Samue…

The pleasure will quickly go off, but the sting will remain behind. I tasted but a little honey on the top of my rod (said Ionathan) and I must die, 1 Samuel 14:43. Thirdly, In fact, that's not all; but the Lord proportions wrath according to the pleasures souls have had in sin,…

In the words there are 4 things. 1. This foundation stone. 2. The laying of it. 3. The building on it. 4. The greatness and excellency of the work. 1. For the foundation called here a chief cornerstone, though the Prophet's words are not precisely rendered, yet the substance, an…

They have loved strangers, and after them they will go; as men sometimes wounded in conscience, he finds plainly, such whoredom and drunkenness is the way to damnation; but well, if I must be damned, let me be damned for something; if I must be damned for hating God and his ordi…