United States, North Carolina, New Hanover County, Wilmington, 34.22573, -77.94471United States, Virginia, City of Richmond, 37.55376, -77.46026Wilson, Joseph R. (Joseph Ruggles), 1835-19031898-01Sermon written by Joseph R. Wilson, delivered at First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, January1898 and again at Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia, describing the covenant of love between man and God. Wilson describes how the practice of religion is based on a mutual love between God and man and that the Bible describes the history of this relationship. He shows how love for God is based in the Gospel, how God uses stern rule merely as a means to wake up the sinner and lead him to the loving persona of Christ.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--Sermons--19th centuryPresbyterian Church in the U.S.--TheologyLove--Religious aspects--ChristianityLaw and gospel“We Love Him because He first loved us.” John 4:19 (Preached Jan 1898)Text