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. 1809 Excerpt: ...he could not do it in faith--the wife said she could do it, because she believed it to be for the best. Neither side would yield: so they agreed to put k off, till M the one or the other should give up their opinion, and both be of one mind. The child was thus left in God's hand--he got the small-pox in the natural way ...
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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. 1809 Excerpt: ...he could not do it in faith--the wife said she could do it, because she believed it to be for the best. Neither side would yield: so they agreed to put k off, till M the one or the other should give up their opinion, and both be of one mind. The child was thus left in God's hand--he got the small-pox in the natural way, and did well. I attend to your complaints of yourself. They are true. You might make a thousand more, and alike true. But, my dear friend, what of all this? Is not Jesus the Saviour of such sinners as you are? Pray, take heed of getting into a complaining temper, and contracting a habit of it: for there is no greater enemy to Jesus, to the growth of your communion with him, and to the liveliness of your heart towards him. I would have you sensible of all your causes of Complaint, but satisfied under them; and willing to be just what you arc. In this poverty of spirit, needy, sinful, helpless, dependent temper, consists the very life of faith: for while you feel thus, every thing in you and about you says, " You must go " to Jesus--you can do nothing without him--he "must counsel, and strengthen, and comfort--he " must save--be must be a Jesus to you every mo" ment, and in every thing." What reply does the believer maker--"It is true-without him I " can do nothing--I am helpless, and his strength "is perfected in my utter weakness; most gladly, "therefore, do I glory in my weakness, that the " strength of Christ may rest upon me." O, for more of Paul's happy experience! He had no such gladness as that, which arose from communion with Jesus, and. he gloried in that, which helped him to this communion, by making it absolutely necessary for him. He did not commit sin on purpose;. but be...
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