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Perfect love; or, Plain things for those who need them, concerning the doctrine, experience, profession, and practice of Christian holiness
John Allen Wood
Paperback. RareBooksClub.com 2012-05-10.
ISBN 9781231228548
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...conversion of sinners. Then, as of old, souls will now be converted under the preaching of the word, and a universal awakening will bless the churches in which you labor." 96. What do you think the chief cause of so little preaching on this subject? Undoubtedly it is because so few of the ministry enjoy it themselves. 1. Dr. J. T. Peck says, " But there are reasons why holiness is not more faithfully preached. It is hard to raise the stream higher than the fountain. It is hard to preach what we have never experienced, and the fear of the reproach, ' Physician, heal thyself, ' we doubt not hinders many of us from charging home upon the members of the churches their remaining corruptions, their neglect of 'the blood' that' cleanseth from all sin, ' and their exposure to apostasy and final ruin in consequence. "Every command to the disciples of Christ uttered by us from the word of God, ' Be ye holy, ' would condemn us; every promise urged for the encouragement of seekers for the blessing, would excite the inquiry, Why does not the preacher lay hold of the promises? Alas! how many have been deterred from preaching a present, rich, and full salvation, by the terrors which these interrogatories have inspired! "We can thus see how it is that we have so little preaching on the subject of holiness. The want of ea perience renders it unpleasant to do it, and hard to do it truthfully and effectually." 97. There is a want of harmony between the directions which Mr. Wesley gave at successive periods of his public ministry in regard to preaching and professing holiness. How do you account for this? Mr. Wesley's mind underwent some changes concerning Christian perfection during his early ministry. He had occasion to modify some expressions, and chang
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