Description: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. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. FULLY RIPE FOR THE GARNER. "Thou Shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of ooni cometh in in his season."--Job V. 26. TTAVING nearly filled the space allotted me, I notice DEGREES in reading what I have written, that the subjects so run into one another, that my purpose to keep them separate and distinct has not been fully accomplished; and that I have dealt with the flowers and fruits, rather than with the roots and the principles of the Christian life. There are also some points which in my plan had separate chapters assigned to them which have hardly been noticed; and Billy's evangelistic labours was one, in which he succeeded in first winning the ear, and then the heart, and thus introducing the gospel into many places; his view of the sin and danger of worldly conformity was another, under which head his opposition to holding bazaars to raise money for religious purposes, to choir singing in the public worship of God's house, when the singers were unconverted, or when the tunes were such that the congregation could not readily join in the service of praise,1 and to preachers and members, especially the former, allowing their beards to grow long, according to the prevailing fashion, might very properly have been discussed. Some will regard this last-named particular as an indication of essential narrowness of mind. But he was ready to make excuses for those persons who, he believed, allowed their beards to grow long for the sake of their health, but he could not tolerate them for one moment if he believed that persons did so for pride, or love of show and fashion. Perhaps it was a struggle in all cases for him to overcome his prejudices against long beards I Let the reader call it a weakness in him, or...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The King's Son, Or, a Memoir of Billy Bray; Compiled Largely from His Own Memoranda. To get started finding The King's Son, Or, a Memoir of Billy Bray; Compiled Largely from His Own Memoranda, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The King's Son, Or, a Memoir of Billy Bray; Compiled Largely from His Own Memoranda
Description: 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. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. FULLY RIPE FOR THE GARNER. "Thou Shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of ooni cometh in in his season."--Job V. 26. TTAVING nearly filled the space allotted me, I notice DEGREES in reading what I have written, that the subjects so run into one another, that my purpose to keep them separate and distinct has not been fully accomplished; and that I have dealt with the flowers and fruits, rather than with the roots and the principles of the Christian life. There are also some points which in my plan had separate chapters assigned to them which have hardly been noticed; and Billy's evangelistic labours was one, in which he succeeded in first winning the ear, and then the heart, and thus introducing the gospel into many places; his view of the sin and danger of worldly conformity was another, under which head his opposition to holding bazaars to raise money for religious purposes, to choir singing in the public worship of God's house, when the singers were unconverted, or when the tunes were such that the congregation could not readily join in the service of praise,1 and to preachers and members, especially the former, allowing their beards to grow long, according to the prevailing fashion, might very properly have been discussed. Some will regard this last-named particular as an indication of essential narrowness of mind. But he was ready to make excuses for those persons who, he believed, allowed their beards to grow long for the sake of their health, but he could not tolerate them for one moment if he believed that persons did so for pride, or love of show and fashion. Perhaps it was a struggle in all cases for him to overcome his prejudices against long beards I Let the reader call it a weakness in him, or...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The King's Son, Or, a Memoir of Billy Bray; Compiled Largely from His Own Memoranda. To get started finding The King's Son, Or, a Memoir of Billy Bray; Compiled Largely from His Own Memoranda, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.