This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ... men's souls from sin is every good man's work. Suppose a man is overtaken by temptation and sins. Shall he keep it to himself all his life long, and be before God and man false? Shall he confess it to his brother, and thus lift the burden from off his own soul? Ay, but how does he know who is his brother? Is it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ... men's souls from sin is every good man's work. Suppose a man is overtaken by temptation and sins. Shall he keep it to himself all his life long, and be before God and man false? Shall he confess it to his brother, and thus lift the burden from off his own soul? Ay, but how does he know who is his brother? Is it certain that from those who bear the peculiar relation of "brethren" he will get the forgiveness and sympathy which leads to his restoration? Can a man in doctrinal doubt go to the members of his own religious sect to have it resolved? Are they not the very ones who will frown upon his doubts and reveal his sins? Will a clergyman unbosom his mind to his brethren in the ministry? Are they not in their official rigor the least capable of understanding him? If a woman be overtaken by sin, will she tell of it to a sister woman? Or, does she not feel instinctively that in her own sex she will find the sternest and most merciless judge? It ought not to be true, but I am afraid it is, that we, by our want of sympathy and unmerciful behavior, by the un-Christ-like way in which we break down the bridge behind the penitent one, keep many a man in sin. If we know ourselves for what we are, --poor, weak sinners, struggling for light and strength, --we will be ready to lend a helping hand to our brother or sister who may be no more weak, but only more tempted than ourselves. SENDING THEIR REGRETS. "tTbeg all... began to mafce ejeuse."--Luke xiv. 18. It is not necessary to rehearse more than in outline the parable of the Great Supper. Our Lord says: "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king who made a supper and invited many guests. When the supper was ready and served he sent his servants to remind the guests that they should come...
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