Chorazin, or an Appeal to the Child of Many Prayers on Questions Concerning the Great Salvation (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.1842 Excerpt: ... 104 CONVICTIONS OF SIN nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?" Isaiah xliv. 20. Think not, however, that, because deep convictions of sin have sometimes left the soul unsaved, that this is their necessary, or even their usual termination. The reverse is the fact, for the deeper the impression, the more probable is its endurance. Backsliders and apostates are much oftener found among those whose claim to discipleship was associated with no very strong emotions, than with those whosecreligious history was marked by more striking features. And occasional cases of failure, wherever they may occur, are not the rule, but the exception. Of those whose powerful religious impressions excite the hopes of the faithful, a few may draw back unto perdition, but all the rest believe to the saving of the soul. Infer not, then, that appropriate evidences of faith are usually sought in vain; or that, at best, the proofs of conversion are unsatisfactory and inconclusive. Amidst all its imperfections, the Christian church still reckons among its members not a few who not only have eternal life, but who know that they have it. The testimony of their conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, NOT ALWAYS EVANESCENT. 105 not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, they have their conversation in the world, 2 Cor. i. 12, coincides with the higher witness of the Holy Spirit, and proves them "the children of God," "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," Rom. viii. 16. 1 Pet. ii. 9. Is this the case with you 1 Have you put away your sackcloth, to gird yourself with gladness, and exchanged alarm of conscience for joy and peace in believing? Then, with a few more counsels and admonitions, I will presently conclude. Remember that...