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. 1836 Excerpt: ...the persons we read of, were not men who would only follow the ordinary way, they had more than an ordinary faith, more than ordinary perseverance, neither were they devoid pf common prudence, "Thus Mr. Mc. Lean proceeded to ajjply the case to the present revival and combated various objections. As to noise and ...
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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. 1836 Excerpt: ...the persons we read of, were not men who would only follow the ordinary way, they had more than an ordinary faith, more than ordinary perseverance, neither were they devoid pf common prudence, "Thus Mr. Mc. Lean proceeded to ajjply the case to the present revival and combated various objections. As to noise and excitement, it was flbserved, that a deal of this was exhibited with respect tp matters of far inferior moment. In religious meetings alone, shall excitement be condemned? A man may sit there, and listen to the realities of an eternal world--we may speak of the glorious attributes of the Deity and the amazing love of God in Christ--a person may hear of the awfully degraded state, to which, mankind art, brought by sin, and the wonderful deliverance provided for him in the Gospel--he may hear these things with calm impassioned indifference, without shewing any correspondent feeling." Our friend goes on with her analysis, of that very interesting address of Mr. Mc. Lean; "Why did God ordain that man should preach the Gospel? Why were riot angels made the mes-. sengers of salvation? Because angels have not passions like we have, not awaken those emotions, which man, heing himself fallen, knows how to excite the choir of penitential sorrow, touched iri his own soul.--We arc sympathetic creatures, God intended that we should, excite each other, and that our preaching should produce excitement. Do not misunderstand me, I do not mean to say, ' that it should be mere animal excitement; there may he excitement without real good; the feelings raised to an unusual pitch, may cool down, and too frequently impressions of good wear away; they may be soon forgotten, and leave the soul nothing bettered, but it is not always thus. Yet though there can no...
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