By Little and Little; And Other Sermons (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. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ...tidings, friend?" drops from the lips of the anxious inquirer. " What is there done, my son?" Quick oh, tell me quickly. And the messenger answered and said, " Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken." Weep, Eli, weep; howl and lament over their evil lot. "It is the Lord: let Him do what seemeth Him good." How sweetly fall those sounds How heavenly is this song of resignation " It is the Lord: let Him do what seemeth Him good " Carry your thoughts far away to the land of Uz. There dwelt a man whose name was Job; a man was he possessed of thousands of sheep, of oxen, and of camels, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East. A few days pass, and mark the wondrous change. His children all are dead: they perished in the house of feasting. His goods are all lost, destroyed by heaven, or stolen by the enemy. Yea, and he himself is laid upon a dunghill, with the thunder loudly pealing, and the lightning gleaming through the lowering sky; while beside him stands his wife, with her ill advised suggestion, " Curse God, and die, Job." Listen to the pious answer: " Though He slay me, yet L will I trust in Him." What? shall we receive good at the hand of the Lord, and shall we not also receive evil? The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." Are there any, my friends, among you to-day whose cup is thus mixed with gall? Oh, sing unto the Lord in the strains of Job Whate'er be your lot, remember it is from your Father Be resigned, be patient, under your trial. What you know not now you shall know hereafter. From Zion's flowery mount, when the world and its...