...lived to a great extent in an atmosphere of prayer. The conviction extensively prevailed among us that it was " not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord," that the work must be done. To Him, therefore, who alone can give the increase, our waiting eyes and...

...reflection, my conscience bears me witness, that I would most willingly employ it : .But it is neither "by might, nor by power, but by the spirit of the Lord of hosts," and to Ids sovereign blessmg I Ilot-vVfcossro^vl.j^i. — In order to impress this truth upon your minds,...

...shall be employed to spread the kingdom of the Messiah ; for it shall be founded and established, " not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts." Chap. iv. t>. Luke ii. 14. " Peace, good-will toward men." — Men are in a state of hostility with...

...before the name of Christ is pienched through the eartli.— This will be to shew that it is, " not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord," that his kingdom is built up in the earth' It will be to shew that the wisdom of man is not like his...

...difficulties which they may be called to encounter, until . it shall be completed. All this shall be done, not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord. Yet, in the accomplishment of this work, there must be might and power. Human might and power, with...

...now. The universal, moral change, like the erection of the second temple, shall be effected, " not by might nor by power," but by the spirit of the Lord. The promise is recorded, " I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground...

...reflection, my conscience bears me witness, that I would most willingly employ it : but it is neither "by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts;" and to his sovereign blessing I now commend you.— In order to impress this truth upon your minds, I again...

...acknowlege the hand of God himself in the weakness of His instru-* ments; and the work accomplished, not by '* might, " nor by power, but by the. Spirit of the Lord." For had not " the arm of the Lord" been undeniably " revealed," who, do we think, co.jld have ** believed...

...themselves — by a deep sense of weakness — by a conviction that their safety is to be secured, not by "might nor by power," but by the " Spirit" of " the Lord." Let us remember, that when in Scripture we are encouraged to be strong, it is to " be strong in the...

...Heaven. 2. The wonderful revolution on that little " isle of the ocean" was clearly effected, " not by might, nor by power," but by " the Spirit of the Lord of Hosts," through the instrumentality of those who " abounded," not in gifts of eloquence, but " in the work...