David went out to meet them, and answered them, If you be come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if [you be come] to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
He began thus:--”Thine are we, David.” Now, that is the first thing I want of those who are going to join the church--”Thine are we, Jesus. We are not our own; we are bought with a price.” Well may that man avow himself to belong to Christ who has been bought with the blood of Christ: “For ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as with silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.” Now, if ye be indeed redeemed by him, I pray you confess that you are altogether and absolutely your Lord's. Sing with your whole heart--
