Considerations Upon Christian Truths and Christian Duties, Digested Into Meditations for Every Day in the Year [By R. Challoner]. by R. Challoner (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. 1784. Excerpt: ... purity, in keeping both soul and body from tbe desilement's ef lust. 6 what happy fruits are these O how happy is that foul in which the Spirit of God produces all these fruits Omy foul, bring in this heavenly spirit into thy inward house, and entertain him there, and 'all these fruits will be thine. Consider adly, that, as nothing can be more happy, I than to have the Holy Ghost in the foul; so nothing can be more miserable, than to be without this heavenly guest. Where the Spirit of God is not, there Satan is. Alas1' can there be a greater misery than to be possessed by Satan. If any man have not the Spirit o/ChriJt, says the Apostle, RomMYu g. he is none of his. If he be none of his, whose then must he be? Or what fhare can he have in Christ, or his kingdom? Oh how true js that which the church sings at this time, in her address q this divine Spirit, fine tuo nomine, nihil e/t in homine% nilnl eft innoxium. That, without his deity, there is nothing in man, there is nothing that is innocent. Of dread then the misery pf being without him: and flee from all those evils that may drive him away from thee.., .-., -; -., i A Conclude to neglea nothing that is in thy ppwer, fey Vhich thou mayest procure to thy foul the happiness of being she living temple of the living God; and pt having the Holy GJiost there, hot as a Visiter only, but, as taking up his abod? & ftee, both for time aad etet, ' WHiTSVN-TUESDAY, On the gifts of the Holy Ghost, CONSIDER sirst, what precious gists the Spirit of God brings with him, wherever he comes; artel what treasures he imparts to the foul, in which he takes up his abpde, she prophet reckons Up seveq most admirable gifts of this holy Spirit, If au xi. -. 3. when he stiles him the Spirit -J wijdom, and of...