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. 1832 Excerpt: ...delusion, as to follow an air of honour, or mere form or shadow of faithfulness, to the re-jection or neglect of that which is the reality and substance of both, as surely thou wouldst, if in the present case thou shouldst neither do the thing expected thyself, nor leave it to any other. Dear Robin, I will yet hope God ...
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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. 1832 Excerpt: ...delusion, as to follow an air of honour, or mere form or shadow of faithfulness, to the re-jection or neglect of that which is the reality and substance of both, as surely thou wouldst, if in the present case thou shouldst neither do the thing expected thyself, nor leave it to any other. Dear Robin, I will yet hope God hath better en-dued thee with truth and judgment in the inner parts, and more sense of his righteous judgments appearing abroad in this age and nation. So I leave thee to his gracious guidance; and the weight of what I have writ, lying not in author-ity to indemnify thee, but reason to lead thee. I shall not need subscribe other name than what I must desire to be known by unto thee. "Thy most dearly "Affectionate and faithful "Friend to serve thee, "Nov. 24th, 1648. Henry IRETON. "For my dear friend Colonel Hammond Governor of the Isle of Wight." Cromwell's letter is much longer. It is less formal, and has less pretensions to logical reasoning. It has more of bold hypocrisy, and of the conventual phrases of puritanism: --"Dear Robin, "No man rejoyceth more to see aline from thee than myself. I know thou hast long been under tryal. Thou shalt be no loser by it. All must work for the best. Thou desirest to hear of my experiences, lean tell theelamsuchaoneasthoudidst formerly know, having a body of sin and death; but I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord there is no condemnation, though much infirmity, and I wait for the redemption; and in this poor condition I obtain mercy and sweet consolation through the Spirit; and find abundant cause every day to exalt the Lord, --abase flesh. And herein I have some exercise. "As to outward dispensations, if we may so call them, we have not been without our sha...
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