The Unitarian Advocate, Vol. 4

Download or read book The Unitarian Advocate, Vol. 4 written by Edmund Q. Sewall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Unitarian Advocate, Vol. 4: From July to December, 1829 WE are apt, I fear, to let the long period which has elapsed since our blessed Lord's residence on earth have a separating and distancing influence upon our feelings towards him. It is almost inevitable, indeed, that this circumstance should produce something of this effect. It is not possible for us to have the same intensity of interest in the Saviour personally, - to feel ourselves brought so near to him, as, almost without effort, we should, if we had shared his society, had sat and listened to his heavenly instructions, his faithful reproofs, his affectionate expressions of sympathy and attachment. What a'privilege his immediate disciples must have had in being able to take their places near to him, -ofl'er him the most delicate offices of kindness, and have them received as pleasing to him -to have him, whom they revered so much, willing to associate them with him in his great labors and sufl'erings, -to have him call them his friends and remember them in his prayers. Certainly these were circumstances which must have kindled in their breasts such a flame of love for their divine Master. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.