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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. 1833 edition. Excerpt: ... OB, SAINTS' TREASURY. There are Three that bear record in heaven; the FATHER, the WORD, and the HOLT GHOST: and these Three are One." 1 John v. 7. Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." Jude 3, SUPPLEMENT, 1833. A SOLILOQUY; OR, A FEW REFLECTIONS ON DIVINE GOODNESS THROUGH THE PAST YEAR. O My soul, let not this year pass away, before thou hast reviewed the numberless mercies which the great Author of thy being has bestowed on thee, and the many interpositions on thy behalf. Retire, O my soul, to some secluded spot; sit down and calmly reflect on the goodness of thy ever-constant friend, until sacred pleasure fill thy heart, and praises tune thy tongue. Thy God has kept thee in being--preserved thee from that hell which thy sins have merited--supported thee in thy clay tabernacle--fed thee with manna--clothed thee with righteousness divine, and hast borne with thine ungodly manners in the wilderness. Shall all these, and numberless other mercies, be heaped upon thee, O my soul, and canst thou suffer the doors of the present year to be closed, ere thou hast surveyed the goodness of thy God, and returned him those praises which are justly due to his great name! This year, as it has been passing away, has silently witnessed the innumerable mercies of heaven bestowed on thee, my soul. While foes have beset thee round, and persecutions have attended thee, thy Jehovah-Nissi has been thy protecting banner; while Satan has levelled his base artillery at thee, thy lovely Jesus has been thy shield; while changes and war have been against thee, thy Lord has been thy unchanging friend, whose love remains the same from age to age; while thou hast been tried within and without, these trials have given new life to...

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John Piper pleads with fellow pastors to abandon the professionalization of the pastorate and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry.