William Guthrie

God alone is the hope of his people: he is called "the Hope of Israel." Although inherent qualifications are evidences of it, yet the staying of the heart upon him as a full blessing and satisfying portion is faith; "The…

The sight of a man's own misery and lost estate by nature is a ready way to make him prize Christ highly, who alone can set such a wretch at liberty.

It discovers Christ as the full and satisfying treasure, above all things.

Shall that be judged a mysterious difficult thing which does consist much in desire? If men have but an appetite, they have it; for they are blessed that hunger after righteousness.

If men do not find in themselves the marks of a saving interest in Christ, spoken of before, then it is their duty, and of all that hear the gospel, personally and heartily to close with God's device of saving sinners by…