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Meditations on select passages of sacred Scripture; in a sereis of lectures affectionately addressed to young persons of the Society of Friends with ... on subjects connected with the lectures - Softcover
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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.1832 Excerpt: ... "According to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest; and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the Bverlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith." "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles; which is Christ in you the hope of glory." Agreeably to the import of these impressive texts, and in harmony with that of many other passages of Scripture testimony, it is evident that the apostles were commissioned to make known among the gentiles, not only "the power and coming of our Lord Jesus" in that external manifestation, in which was exhibited his holy life, doctrines, miracles, and promises; his mediatorial sufferings and death; his triumphant resurrection and ascension; but also the riches of the glory of this "mystery, which is," saith the apostle, "Christ in you the hope of glory." In the preceding Lecture, there has been an attempt to set forth something of the beautiful proportion that is observable in the doctrinal parts of that sacred structure, which, according to its original design and ultimate consummation, may be identified with the character of the true Church given forth by the inspired writers: A Church "without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;" "The pillar and ground of the Truth;" "The spouse of Christ"A bride adorned for her husband." By these descriptions, something universal and externally conspicuous is evidently intended, as well as an internal beauty and excellence, which should exclude all imperfection and defect; a state which the professing Christian Church...
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