A Book for the Cottage; Or, the History of Mary and Her Family, by the Author of the 'Female Visitor to the Poor' (Paperback)

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. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ... more dominion over him. Robert, too, looked cheerful again; the sorrow that had been on his countenance seemed chased away by the gladness of that holy day. The minister took for his text, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth." Col. iii. 1, 2. He said that it was only "by a death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness," wrought by the Spirit in our hearts, that any could become partakers in the joyful resurrection of Christ. That Christ died for our sins, and we must die to them, --cease to love and practise them, or the death of Christ would profit us nothing. Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of God the Father: even so we, if we have fellowship with Him, must walk in newness of life. If by the grace of God we had indeed known " this death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness/' then we must prove that it was so by "our affections being set on things above, not on things on the earth; for where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also." If our thoughts and words are taken up with the things of this passing world alone, then we shew that we have not risen with Christ, that we have no treasure in heaven. Except we pass through this new birth, we can never see the kingdom of God. John iii. 3, 5, 6. Therefore we must pray for the Holy Spirit, that we may be born again, and made the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus; and we must be diligent in the use of all the means of grace, for if we neglect these, we shall "die without instruction, and in the greatness of our folly we shall go astray." "But he that hearkeneth unto counsel shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from...