The Conversion of a Protestant; Or, the Answer to a Mother's Prayers (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. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... "Again, hear St. Paul: ou ei? yip vote rrjv iavTov aiipica ip-tar/aev, iU' eicrpecfiei Kiu 6a7rtt "Alexander," she said, "recollect, 'Wisdom is justified of all her children.'" When the figure had finished, she knelt down, crossed herself, and appeared to pray with great earnestness: for the first time since she entered the chapel, she shewed signs of the deepest emotion; she cried bitterly, and while one hand was raised towards heaven, the other was stretched towards me. The whiteness and surpassing delicacy of her hands struck me with admiration, and the expression of her face and ner attitude was quite divine; expressive at once of the most ardent charity, and of the holiness which God the Creator alone can give. When she had continued in prayer for a few minutes, her countenance assumed a ray of ineffable joy and tranquillity, and as she rose from her knees she gave me a look whose celestial expression I am quite unable to render into words. evOvfiia cnrXoTTjH.) I felt strangely consoled by this look of interest, but at the same time a pang of the most acute description wrung my very heart. 1 exclaimed aloud, Oh mother, mother, Marguerite I never saw any countenance but yours like that. The recollection of my darling mother and her last words to me, brought a flood of tears to my relief. I wept long and bitterly. I never felt, I think, so desolate and heart-broken. I had buried my face in my hands, and it was some time before I became sufficiently master of myself to raise my head Joy--simplicity, candour, liberality. and look around, and come to some satisfactory conclusion after all I had seen and heard. The arguments, both Catholic and Protestant, came into my mind with a force and clearness quite supernatural. I was quite puzzled...

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Imprint:	Rarebooksclub.com
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	July 2012
Authors:	Conversion
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	18
ISBN-13:	978-1-154-44079-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-154-44079-6
Barcode:	9781154440799

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