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. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... journ on earth, on another sheet, which I send across the continent, and hope to write you again ere long. In the mean time I remain your deeply afflicted, but very affectionate and sympathizing son, Asahel Grant. A SERMON, DELIVERED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NESTORIAN MISSION, JANUARY 17, 1839, AT THE ...
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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. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... journ on earth, on another sheet, which I send across the continent, and hope to write you again ere long. In the mean time I remain your deeply afflicted, but very affectionate and sympathizing son, Asahel Grant. A SERMON, DELIVERED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NESTORIAN MISSION, JANUARY 17, 1839, AT THE FUNERAL OF MRS. JUDITH S. GRANT, WHO DIED AT OOROOMIAH, PERSIA, JANUARY 14, 1839. BY THE REV. JUSTIN PERKINS, MISSIONARY OF THE A. B. C. F. M. She hath done what she could.--Mark xiv. 8. The worthy and unworthy dead have often been the subject of the world's panegyric. Poets and orators have tasked the vocabularies of language to find words and figures to lavish in encomiums on their favorites--the great, the learned, the patriotic, and the brave, whether really such, or only thus esteemed by their respective admirers. But never did the men of this world receive an eulogium so enviable, so exalted, as that recorded in my text. She hath done what she could. This brief, but beautiful and comprehensive commendation, was awarded by our blessed Saviour to the woman of Bethany, who came to him, having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and broke the box, and poured it on his head. The superior and enviable nature of the commendation becomes readily obvious, from two considerations: namely, -the character of its author, and the subject matter of the commendation itself. I. Its author was none other than the Lord Jesus Christ--he who seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. The encomiums of this divine eulogist are always in strict accordance with truth. They never savor either of flattery or extravagance. His pure mind can be influenced by no sinister motive in bestowing praise, ...
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