This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... Ye 31nner %itz of olmegsi. "Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven," etc. St. Matthew vi.--Read to the end. E come in this chapter to the Inner Life of Holiness. Here again the startingpoint is in these words ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... Ye 31nner %itz of olmegsi. "Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven," etc. St. Matthew vi.--Read to the end. E come in this chapter to the Inner Life of Holiness. Here again the startingpoint is in these words--Your Father. It is only as we know Him, and the deep reality of our relationship to Him, that this chapter will be opened up to us. Let us come again to our gracious Master, Who waits to declare Him unto us--sitting at His feet let us ask Him to teach us--Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Running through this chapter are two lines of thought that become one in the deep underlying truth. i. The Father's Claim. 2. The Soul's Supply. The two rise up sharply side by side in the Lord's Prayer--" Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is done in heaven"--thus far the Father's claim. Then comes the child's supply. "Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Then we reach the point at which the two unite: "For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." These two make up the inner life of holiness. We will take them in order, asking the blessed Spirit to lead us by His light. I. The Father's Claim. Born of God, we are bound to Him, as we have seen, in the deepest, closest, most abiding relationship. This great love of our Father has its claim upon us. He appeals to us, the authority of the commandment hidden in the tenderness of the love: "My son, My purpose concerning you is that you should be holy, perfect, even as your Father which is...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. No Date Stated [1880]. Cloth-bound, printed lettering on backstrip and front cover, shelfwear, bumped corners, library sticker on backstrip, single pencil marking, otherwise internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN:
