An Abridgment of Mr. Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794 edition. Excerpt: ... their frailties and injlrmities s or if you are only loth to conceal their faults, you are so far from loving such people as yourself, that you may be justly supposed to have as much hatred for them, as you have love for yourself. For such temper are as truly the proper fruits of hatred, as the contrary tempers are the proper fruits of love. And as it is a certain sign that you love yourself, because you are tender of every thing that concerns you; so it is as certain a sign that you hate your neighbour, when you are pleased with any thing that hurts him. C H A P. XVII. Os the necessity and benesit of intercessan, considered as an exercise os universal love. How all orders os men are to intercede with God sor one another. How such intercession amends and resorms the heart. i. rT,"HAT intercession is a great and necessary A part of Christian devotion, is very evident from scripture. The sirst followers of Christ seem to support all their love, by prayers for one another. St. Paul, whether he writes to Churches., or 'particular persons, shews that they are the constant subject of his prayers.-Thus to the Philippians, I thank my God upon every remembrance osjtou: always in ever prayer of mine jor you all, making request with' joy, Phil. i-4, 5 His devotion had also the fame care for particular persons, as appears.by the following passage: / thank-my God, whom I serve from my soresathers, with a pure conscience, that, without ceasing, I have remembrance os thee in my prayers night and day, e Tim. i. 3. How holy an acquaintance and friendship was this, how worthy of persons that were were raised above the world, and related tti one another, as new members of a kingdom of heaven 2. Apostles and great Saints did not only thus bless particular...