...since fallihle heings like ourselves are so apt to mistake the one, and he misled hy the other; — ' If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the hattle ? ' We will hriefly consider one out of many instances, in which the former has heen mistaken...

...words which can be understood, he illustrates his views by alluding to military practice. If, says he, the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle. The trumpet is sounded to summons the 12 soldiers to arms — to tell them to advance or to sound a...

...thee." To this subject may be well applied the language of St. Paul concerning unknown tongues. *' If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle." If the Gospel be not plainly preached, who shall understand and be saved? Accordingly, of his own manner...

...their own, yet nevertheless, it gives a more certain sound : and this you know is the main point ; for if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle ? My Brother, I am no enemy to revivals of genuine religion : nay I would desire to see them more extensive...

...and to the removal of them to a sure and a safe distance from the reach of ST. PAUL'S reproof — " if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle ?" I would for ever put it out of the power of the poor man to plead, in defence of resort to the Meeting,...

...solemn responsibility for your verdict of this day--it lins been asked by apostolic authority — " If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for l/attle 1 " And so 1 m.iy ask you. if the language of an net of parliament he loose, vague, unusual,...

...written, and will yet continue to be so. Respecting all such positions we may surely say, with Paul : " If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle ?" Believe in the unintelligible nature of prophecy whoever may, I cannot refrain from the belief,...

...falsely cried, that now, when the wolf has in reality appeared, we cannot . be made to realize it. " If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle ?" We are busying ourselves in quenching the few falling sparks that threaten the deck of the ship...

...The apostle says the man is a barbarian, who uses language that the people do not understand. And " if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?" In the apostle's days thete were some preachers, who were marvellously proud of displaying their command...

...unerring guide, we make them a rule the most uncertain, unsatisfactory, and, comparatively, useless. "If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle ?" The root of their error, whose notions we are combatting, seems, on the particular point before...