Letters and Conversational Remarks (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: America about the same time, and was first observed under Dr. Edwards's ministry at Northampton. There is generally much good done in such seasons of power?but we must not expect that every appearance will answer our wishes. There are many more blossoms upon a tree in spring, than there will be apples in autumn. Yet we are glad to see blossoms, because we know, that if there are no blossoms there can be no fruit. When such sudden and general awakenings take place among people who were ignorant and unacquainted with scripture, they are more or less attended with blemishes and misguided zeal. The enemy is watchful to sow tares among the wheat. Thus it has always been. It was so in the aposdes' day. Offences arise, and they who wish to find something, at which they may stumble and cavil, by the righteous judgment of God, have what they wish for. But they who love the Lord, and have a regard for precious souls, will rejoice in the good that is really done; and can account for the occasional mixtures, from the present state of human nature. That the good work at Bala may flourish, and extend to London and Edinburgh (if the Lord please) is my sincere prayer, as I doubt not it is yours. 11 am Your affectionate, J. N, chapter{Section 4If Mr. comes in your way, I beg you to tell him I am both sorry and ashamed I have not written to him. But for some time ast, I have been taken up with unavoidables more than usual. Every day brings a something which must be attended to, and I am forced to defer what may be delayed without detriment, to a season of more leisure. LETTER IV. London, June 2,1792: DEAR SIR, I HAVE been hurt by two or three letters directed to Dr. Newton. I beg you to inform my friends in Scotland as they come in your way, that after a little time, if a...