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WITHHOLD NOT THINE HAND: Sunday Evening Sermons and Thursday Evening Lectures
WILLIAM JAY (1769-1853)
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 150 YEARS, THIS VOLUME OF 630 PAGES CONTAINS SERMONS PREACHED AT TIMES OTHER THAN THE LORD'S DAY MORNING. THE NEW TITLE IS DRAWN FROM THE WORDS OF ECCLESIASTES 11:6, "IN THE MORNING SEW THY SEED, AND IN THE EVENING WITHHOLD NOT THINE HAND: FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHETHER SHALL PROSPER, EITHER THIS OR THAT, OR WHETHER THEY BOTH SHALL BE ALIKE GOOD..."
The opening words of the first sermon in this wonderful volume should whet the appetite of all who are spiritually-minded. The sermon is titled DELIVERED FROM THE PIT and the text is Psalm 40:1-3...
"We view religion under a threefold distinction. The first regards Doctrine, the second regards Practice, and the third regards Experience. Some parts of Scripture are more appropriate to one, and some to another.
When we think of matters of Experience we naturally turn to the Book of Psalms; for there David comes forward and lays open his various struggles and trials--the sources of his pleasure, and of his pain--of his fears and of his hopes, and we know his heart's bitterness and intermeddle with his joy.
It is a remark of good Matthew Henry, that sweetest of all commentators, that 'it is impossible to read the Book of Psalms without being either inflamed or ashamed by the perusal.' Let us not fear lest we should be ashamed by ourselves, for as Bishop Robert Hall observes, 'Our repenting days are always our best days'; and says the Savior, 'Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.' There is no prayer more becoming us than that of the publican, 'God be merciful to me a sinner!' 'He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with His goodness.'
To come nearer to our text, observe, whatever feeling the perusal of the Scriptures may immediately produce in us, we know the ultimate end and aim of the whole; for says the Apostle, 'Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.' And with this corresponds the passage we have now read, 'I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.'
Now let us fill up the remainder of the time allowed for this service by considering four things: David's Condition, his Engagement, his Success, and his Profit Under the Dispensation."
This volume contains 77 complete sermons from the heart of William Jay (1769-1853), a favorite of Charles H. Spurgeon. These sermons are exegetical and homiletical masterpieces.
20 SERMONS FROM THE EVENING SERVICE
1. Delivered from the Pit (Psalm 40:1-3)
2. The Heart's Secrets (Proverbs 14:10)
3. The Foundation of Zion (Isaiah 28:16)
4. Owls and Dragons (Isaiah 43:20)
5. The Future Triumphs of the Gospel (Isaiah 45:23,24)
6. The Seed of Israel (Isaiah 45:25)
7. Instruction and Peace (Isaiah 54:13)
8. The Imperative Command (Ezekiel 33:2)
9. God's Retributive Justice (Jeremiah 13:21)
10. Plucked from the Burning (Zechariah 3:2)
11. The Shepherd Smitten (Zechariah 13:7)
12. Rest for the Weary (Matthew 11:28)
13. Mercy on Sea and Land (Matthew 14:28-36)
14. The Friend of Sinners (Luke 15:2)
15. The Father's Love for the Son (John 3:35)
16. The Believer's Deliverance from Death (John 11:25)
17. Examples Recorded for our Learning (1 Corinthians 10:1-4)
18. Our Station and our Duty (Philippians 2:14,15)
19. The God of Peace (Philippians 4:9)
20. The Great Salvation (1 John 4:14)
42 SERMONS FROM HIS THURSDAY EVENING LECTURES
1. Joshua's Final Charge (Joshua 24:27)
2. A Good Man Misunderstood (Job 4:3-5)
3. God's Knowledge of our Life (Job 23:10)
4. Trust and Love (Psalm 18:1,2)
5. The Practice and the Privilege of the Godly (Psalm 32:6)
6. The Favor of God (Psalm 41:11-13)
7. David's Position and Purposes (Psalm 52:8,9)
8. The Soul Satisfied (Psalm 63:5,6)
9. The Right Use of Past Mercies (Psalm 63:7)
10. Asaph's Conclusion (Psalm 73:1)
11. Songs in the Night (Psalm 77:6)
12. The Soul's Rest (Psalm 116:7)
13. Waiting Upon God (Psalm 130:6-8)
14. Redemption for Israel (Psalm 130:7,8)
15. The Way of Good Men (Proverbs 2:20)
16. Riches and Righteousness (Proverbs 11:28)
17. Quietness of Mind (Proverbs 16:3)
18. The King's Friendship (Proverbs 22:11)
19. A Happy Conversation (Isaiah 10:20)
20. The Duty of Gladness (Isaiah 12:6)
21. The Ordainer of Peace (Isaiah 26:12)
22. The Rough Wind Stayed (Isaiah 27:7-9)
23. Waiting Upon God (Isaiah 30:18)
24. The City of our Solemnities (Isaiah 33:20)
25. The Salvation of Israel (Isaiah 45:17)
26. The Nearness of our Vindicator (Isaiah 50:8)
27. Hear! (Isaiah 55:3)
28. The Lord's Flock (Zephaniah 3:12,13)
29. The Lord's People (Zechariah 13:9)
30. The Knowledge and Prudence of Christ (John 2:23-25)
31. The Primitive Churches (Acts 16:5)
32. Dead Unto Sin (Romans 6:11)
33. God and His Temples (2 Corinthians 6:16)
34. Counsels Concerning Prayer (2 Corinthians 8:10)
35. Our Weakness and Our Strength (Ephesians 6:10)
36. Christian Courage (Philippians 1:28)
37. A Glorious Translation (Colossians 1:13)
38. Three Graces (1 Thessalonians 1:3)
39. The Church in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 1:6-8)
40. The Establishment of the Heart (Hebrews 13:9)
41. Christian Humility (James 4:10)
42. Spiritual Life (1 John 5:12)
15 SERMONS FROM SPECIAL OCCASIONS
1. Days to be Remembered (Exodus 12:14)
2. Forward! (Exodus 14:15)
3. The Harvest Feast (Leviticus 23:39)
4. Thoughts for the New Year (2 Kings 13:20,21)
5. Memorable Days (Esther 4:28)
6. Forgetfulness of God (Hosea 7:10)
7. The Spirit of Christ (Romans 8:9)
8. Easter Hopes (2 Corinthians 4:14)
9. The City of the Saints (Ephesians 2:19)
10. The Word of Christ (Colossians 3:16)
11. Christ's Mission (1 Timothy 1:15)
12. The Purpose of the Incarnation and Death of Christ (Hebrews 2:14,15)
13. The Uncertainty of Life (James 4:15)
14. Advent Facts and Admonitions (1 John 5:20,21)
15. Our High Priest (Hebrews 4:15)
These are perfect for Family Devotions, Personal Devotions and pastoral study.
"O for more Jays! We would gladly give some two or three dozen of the general run of the doctors of divinity for one such a master in Israel as William Jay of Bath." --Charles H. Spurgeon
"William Jay had a long and fruitful career as a preacher of the gospel by voice and pen. Like Spurgeon and Whitefield, he was thirsty for souls, and had much fruit as an evangelistic preacher. Sheridan, the playwright, described Jay as the most natural orator he ever heard, and John Foster called him the prince of preachers." --J.I. Packer
"Every Christian reader of Jay's Works must be impressed with the pleasingly devotional turn of his mind. His reflections lead the pious and devout to the most elevated views of the Divine character, as a Father to be loved, and a friend to be trusted." --John Angell James
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