Directions for Weak Christians

Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent generalement telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans les coquilles) aupres de l'editeur. Non reference. Non illustre. 1835 edition. Extrait: ...and which I contrast with the first sort and the hypocrite, I meddle not now with the lapsed Christian as such, nor with those giants in holiness, of extraordinary strength, nor with the perfect blessed souls in heaven; but it is the Christian who hath attained that confirmation in grace, and composed, quiet, fruitful state which we might ordinarily expect if we were industrious, whose image or character I shall now present you with. I call him ofttimes a Christian indeed, in allusion to Christ's description of Nathaniel; and as we commonly use that word for one that answereth his own profession without any notable dishonour or defect: as we say, such a man is a scholar indeed, and not as signifying his mere sincerity; I mean one whose heart and life is so conformed to the principles, the rule, and the hopes of Christianity, that, to the honour of Christ, the true nature of our religion is discernible in his conversation; in whom an impartial infidel might perceive the true nature of the Christian faith and godliness. If the world were fuller of such living images of Christ, who, like true regenerate children, represent their Heavenly Father, Christianity would not have met with so much prejudice, nor had so many enemies in the world, nor would so many millions have been kept in the darkness of heathenism and infidelity by flying from Christians as a sort of people that are common and unclean. Among Christians there are 'babes, ' that must be fed with 'milk, ' and not with ' strong meat, ' that are 'unskilful in the word of righteousness, ' and novices, who are unsettled and in danger of an overthrow. In these the nature and excellency of Christianity is little more apparent than reason in a...