Publisher's Synopsis
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. 1772 edition. Excerpt: ... God, and to receive lise and nourishment from him, as branches do from the vine. I know, indeed, the men of this generation deny there is any such thing as seeling Christ within them j but alas! to what a dreadsul condition would such reduce us, even to the state of the abandoned heathen, who, St. Paul tells us, "were past seeling." The Apostle prays, that the Ephejians may abound in all knowledge and spiritual understanding, or as it might be rendered, spiritual senfation. And in the office for the visitation of the sick, the minister prays, that the Lord may make the sick person know and seel, that there is no other name under heaven given unto men, in whom and through whom they may receive health and falvation, but only the name of our Lord Jesus. For there is a spiritual, as well as a corporeal seeling; and though this is not communicated to us in a sensible manner', as outward objects afsect our senses, yet it is as real as any sensible or visible senfation, and may be as truly selt and discerned by the soul, as any impression from without can be selt by the body. All who are born again of God, know that I lie not. -What think you, Sirs, did Naaman seel, when he was cured of his leprosy? Did the woman seel virtue coming out of Jesus Christ, when (he touched the hem of his garment, and was cured of her bloody issue? So surely mayst thou seel, 0 believer, when Jesus Christ dwelleth in thy heart. I pray God to make you all know and feel this, ere you depart hence. O my brethren, my heart is enlarged towards you. I trust 1 seel fomething of that hidden, but powersul presence os" Christ, whilst I am preaching to you. Indeed it is sweets it is exceedingly comfortable. All the harm I wish you, who . without cause are my enemies, is, that...
