...of the trustee to whom it is confided. He is " a wise man, Avho builds his house upon a rock : for when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon that house, it will not fall, because it is founded upon a rock. But he is a foolish...

...foundation ; and that holy life, which is the fruit of faith, is the house built on a rock, which, when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon it, will not fall. But the house which has been merely repaired, and stands on th« sand,...

...thus to attain to felicity ; but know, that he who rests on earth, lays his foundation on sand; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, his high-raised edifice shall be swept away, and not a wreck remain. Be, then, early wise; chasten...

...for eternity, have no better foundation than the sand ! What terror, what shrieking will there be, when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow and beat upon their houses which they thought so secure. Reader, reader, look well to the foundation....

...the power of Jehovah ; all things, even the most unruly elements, " working together for his good :" when " the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow," he hears and sees it all without dismay ; nay, with gratitude to his heavenly Preserver ; hoping and...

...know that this, and this only will stand the coming storm ; this, and this only will remain unshaken, when "the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow," Then all fine spun arguments, and spider webs will go towreck; yea, the Lord says "Heaven and earth...

...not reach the houses. If possible, I shall build this time on a rock, and not on the sand ; so that when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, the houses may not fall. The man in charge of the boys fled at the commencement of the flood, and took...

...arguments of patience beforehand, and a habit of contemplating the Cross of Christ. Else, too fatally, when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon that house, it will fall, and its ruin will be great. Would we have a preservative against...

...for eternity, have no better foundation than the sand ! What terror, what shrieking will there be, when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow and beat upon their houses which they thought so secure ! Reader, look well to the foundation. Build...

...who sacriligiously attempted to officiate in the holy place. Build not your house upon the sand, lest when the rain descends, and the floods come and the winds blow and beat upon that house, it shall be said of it that it fell, and great was the fall of it. But we...