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Published: 2018-12-06

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780666974686

Excerpt from The Christian Examiner and General Review, 1834, Vol. 15: New Series, Vol. X And it is an argument of very low attainments in grace, when our thoughts of spiritual things rise or fall, according to occasional convictions. If when we are under rebukes from God in our persons or relations, in fears of death, and the like, and withal, have some renewed convictions of sin, and endeavour to be more constant in the exercise of our thoughts on spiritual things; and yet these thoughts de cay, as our convictions, with the causes of them, wear ofl', yet we have attained a very low degree in this grace, if we have any interest in it at all. Water that flows from a living spring, runs equally and constantly, unless it be obstructed by some violent opposition; but that which is from thunder-showers runs furiously for a season, but is quickly dried up. SO are those spiritual thoughts which arise from a prevalent internal principle of grace in the heart; they are even and constant, unless an interruption be put upon them for a season by temptations but those which are excited by convictions, however their streams may be filled for a season, quickly dry up, and utterly decay. P. 24. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.