Selections from the Letters and Other Papers of William Grover: Preceded by a Biographical Notice of His Life |
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Page 19 - 1784.—10 mo. 13. Oh that none in ease and plenty may contribute, improperly, to make it difficult for those in less favoured circumstances to think of the Author of their being with gratitude and love. 1790.—5 mo. 11. " While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light." It appears a precious thing rightly to believe in the light, and to follow it
Page 30 - 1822.—9 mo. 8. Reverently do I wish to acknowledge the belief, that there is that which can richly make amends for every privation, heal every breach, cause the wilderness and the solitary place to be glad, and the desert to rejoice and blossom as the rose. But, oh! for an increase of capacity to look unto this, and to walk worthy of receiving such blessing.
Page 41 - they have been brought to the blessed and glorious avowal, " That in pure, silent worship, we dwell under the holy Anointing, and feel Christ to be our Shepherd; that here the best of Teachers ministers to the several conditions of his flock, and the soul receives, immediately from the divine Fountain, that with which it is nourished:—
Page 67 - believe the religion of Christ to be a religion of faith in Him; and that, as in Him are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, so, as we are brought into a state of true waiting and dependence upon Him, and upon the manifestations of his spirit
Page 58 - that the fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, preserving from the snares of death. When temptations, of whatever description, assail, forget not the fear of the Lord; that thereby thou mayst be favoured to witness preservation, and escape. Be in earnest to be
Page 28 - on the politics of Europe, concluded with this beautiful sentiment: " that there is nothing substantial and satisfactory but the Supreme Good: in it, the deeper we go, and the more largely we drink, the better and happier we are; whereas, in outward acquirements, if we could attain to the summit and perfection of them, the very possession and enjoyment palls.
Page 103 - I have many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now ;" and I think it certainly requires care, how we press religious truths too far beyond the religious capacity of young people; perhaps not possessing the essential preparation for the reception of diffuse religious instruction, a resignation of the mind to bear the cross. To excite a willingness to bear the cross, with an eye to the crown,
Page 100 - human life, how mutable, how vain ! How thy wide sorrows circumscribe thy joy : A sunny island
Page 42 - this people have been brought thus far, surely it becomes the living among them, in the depth of humility, reverence, and fear, to say, as a collective body, " He that is mighty hath done for us great things, and holy is his name;"—
Page 65 - good, to consider whether there is not something manifested that we are not yielding to. Perhaps this is the very thing which is to be the door of entrance into the path of life, and