Ethel Woodville; Or, Woman's Ministry [By Mrs. M. J. H. Hollings]. (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. " A troubled joy in love, and fears when fully blest, Clouds when the sky is bright above, and sadness when at rest. Alas! my soul hath left its ark, and wanders o'er the waters dark."?Fletcher. " He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand ?"?Isa. xliv. 20. "There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me."?Isa. xlv. 21. The main point on which the Jesuit worked in all his intercourse with Raymond was, that the Bible was really the great guide of Romanists; that although the Church held tradition as well, yet that the Bible was undoubtedly their grand rule of faith. However practically untrue this might be (and certainly is), the Jesuit quickly saw it was the point on which to win Raymond, whose great desire was to embrace the religion of the Bible. When he heard Father Ambrose extol the Scriptures, testify to their marvellous eloquence and inspiration, he was astonished, having heard so frequently that the Scriptures are not their standard rule of faith. Raymond was guileless in his own strict sincerity and openness of sentiment, and expected the Jesuit to be so too, never dreaming that, as taught by Rome, any deception, when spoken or acted for the good of theChurch, is not regarded as such, and is considered fair and legitimate. A Papist is permitted to become " all things to all men," in order to lure them onward. He had yet to learn the principles by which Rome " makes void the commandments of God through her tradition," and multitudinous doctrines equally opposed to the word of God. Day by day Raymond listened to subtle arguments from a man known among his own Order for his adaptation for controversy and fascinating m...