...communion with God, than in days and months of sinful indulgence. We can say with David, ': A day in thy courts is better than a thousand ; I had rather...of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness." A good hope through grace, a knowledge of the pardon of our sins, a persuasion of the favour of God...

...fainteth for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God J :" a day in thy courts is better than a thousand ; " I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the •tents of wickedness § ;" " I delight to do thy will,...

...obtained a licence, one of the lirst tcxb from which he preached was, " I had rather be a door-keeper in the House of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness;" a sentiment of which his •iind, at that time, was full, and from which be never afterwards departed....

...was in 1742, one of the first texts from which he preached, was this, " I had rather be adoof' keeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wick" edncss." He was full of this sentiment, and never departed frorf* it; persuaded, not merely that...

...of Hosts ! Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be still praising thee. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand : I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." Ps. xxvii. 4. xxxiv. 4. 11. Here it...

...sometimes has in God, he prefers far before all the pleasures of sin, Psalm Ixxxiv. 10. " A day in thy courts is better than a thousand : I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." A saint thus prefers God before all things...

...God, For For, a day in thy court is better than a thousand years ; yea, .1 had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. . jfl Prayer before or after the Prayers of the Church, as time shall admit. IT is but too apparent,...

...in their own minds. He expresses the highest regard for the worship of God, when he says, " A day in thy courts is better than a thousand: I had rather be a door-keeper," or I had rather sit. upon the door threshold, I had rather sit in the lowest' place, or be employed...

...xxvii. 4. and when they obtain communion with him, they all say as one did, Psal. Ixxxiv. 10. A day in thy courts is better than a thousand : I had rather be a door-keeper in the home of niy God, than to dwell in the tents of -wickedness. He was a great man, and a great saint,...

...testimony in Hammersmith. In the morning he addressed his auditory from Psalm 84, 10. "For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." In the afternoon his discourse was...