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. 1885 Excerpt: ...his net. God takes His own way, perhaps the tiniest instrumentality, to get us out; as in the fable, the mouse may set the lion free. The equal distribution of property would not secure an equal privilege for all. Property is through construction. Of what use would it be to pull down a house for the sake of ...
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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. 1885 Excerpt: ...his net. God takes His own way, perhaps the tiniest instrumentality, to get us out; as in the fable, the mouse may set the lion free. The equal distribution of property would not secure an equal privilege for all. Property is through construction. Of what use would it be to pull down a house for the sake of distributing the bricks amongst a certain number of persons? Does God distribute heavenly good on this plan? Though the gift of God is immense, when viewed in proportion to the effort of man, God will have it, that only by putting forth effort can we realise the full blessing which Christ's redemption procured for us. "No man enough possesses, Until he has to spare; Possession no man blesses, While self is all his care." If we feel as a bruised reed, let us remember that we are ruled by One who has a reed for His sceptre. There was that in Judas which betrayed him to himself before he betrayed his Master. Professing ourselves to be wise, we may become fools; admitting ourselves to be foolish, we may become wise unto God. Every true king has his crown of thorns. Do men gather grapes of thorns? Yes, Lord, from the thorns that pierced Thy brow.: Victorious evermore art Thou, The victim of a day, The thorny crown upon Thy brow Sends coward fear away." The heavy burden of a sorrow cannot be to any man a bliss; pain is pain, and God will not permit pain except to save us from a greater pain. Think of evil when you are happy; not to spoil your joy, but that you may know happiness to be the greater power. "A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." Does a man's life consist in things at all? The things around us are as fields for the culture of our own souls. Thus, if a man sows and reaps aright, he ...
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