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"If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and
all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but
have not love, I am nothing." 1 Cor. 13:2 We must come back to the
first principles of practical piety, and cultivate the passive
virtues of the Christian character. We must remember that
Christianity is being like Christ, and that unless we partake of
that love which is patient and kind, which does not envy, nor
boast, nor is proud, nor rude, nor self-seeking, nor easily
angered, which keeps no record of wrongs-we are nothing Strange
indeed it is, that men, who by their own confession are lost, vile,
ruined, helpless sinners-should lack HUMILITY; and that they who
believe themselves to be saved from hell by unmerited mercy-should
be destitute of LOVE We must crucify that selfishness, which fixes
upon its own gratification, and cherish that expansive benevolence
which looks upon the good of others. We must contend to be
lowest-not to be highest We must seek to please, and not merely to
be pleased. Let us remember that HUMILITY and LOVE are the
necessary fruits of our doctrines, the highest beauty of our
character, and the guardian angels of our churches
"ANDREW FULLER was, in my opinion, one of the greatest theologians,
which modern times, or any times have produced, and his writings
are an almost inexhaustible mine of doctrinal, practical, and
experimental truth, which every Christian and especially every
minister, would do well to explore. No man better understood the
bible, or the human heart both in its un-renewed and its regenerate
state. Among all his various practical treatises, there are few, if
any, of greater value than that on BACKSLIDING. Like a most skilful
physician, he explains, with singular ability, the nature of the
disease, lays down the symptoms of it, and prescribes the method of
recovery." - John Angell James "Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was an
outstanding figure with qualities that make him one of the most
attractive figures in Baptist history. Many in his day could echo
the words of his very close friend William Carey, 'I loved him.'
The Backslider: or an Inquiry into the Nature, Symptoms, and
Effects of Religious Declension, with the Means of Recovery was
originally published in 1801. Fuller's work, though, has stood the
test of time and well merits the description by John Ryland as 'an
invaluable piece of practical divinity.'" - Michael Haykin
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Female Piety
John Angell James
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R815
Discovery Miles 8 150
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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