Gathered Fragments; A Memorial of Thomas Stanley Wakeley, Also a Brief Memoir of His Wife (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. 1902 Excerpt: ...now and then every day that holy communion which my soul loveth. It makes me question when I feel it not, Is it really right? Can Satan imitate this? or, Could I cause the like? Then how kindly, exceedingly so, has been the soft whisper, "It is the Lord." Then I could say, "Dear Lord, abide with me." Now and then a rush is made by Satan to upset this; but during my sojourn here, the standard-bearer has not fainted, for the Captain of his salvation has provided both wine and meat, giving strength "to maintain the battle With soldier-like behaviour; To keep the field, and never yield, But firmly eye the Saviour." Hart speaks of this when surrounded by foes, and "help far out of sight;" so that I do not think myself a very strong fighter, for "With Christ in the vessel we smile at the storm," and with Christ in the hottest fire ever kindled, or the enemy's arrows lying thick about us, yet with Christ on our side we feel in safeguard: "Not a single shaft can hit, Till the God of love sees fit;" and we also believe, "The feeblest saint shall win the day, Though hell and sin obstruct the way." 'It is indeed a mercy to have a well-grounded peace I am afraid that a false peace will prove the portion of many. A mother "Soothe-up" is in every town, and her children are many; but for you and me to have a peace i hat neither the world nor professor ever had, and which we have often slighted, will make us say, "Why me? Why?" This has escaped my lips by night and day lately, " Why me?" and I may well say again, "Why me?" The grace of God is exceeding abundant to flow so far as to reach this far-off creature. O the depth I shall never fathom it. O the riches of ...