Excerpt from The Gospel-Visitor, 1858, Vol. 8: A Monthly Publication Devoted to the Exhibition and Defence of Gospel-Principles and Gospel-Practice in Their Primitive Purity and Simplicity, in Order to Promote Christian Union, Brotherly Love and Universal Charity But, 'blesscd be God'l' we may gain if'we will this loss of Him, which is not more ourduty than our privilege; inwhi'ch is rest, and freedom, and'j'oy, for this life and the next! Lve may gain it through the influence and the help of the Spirit, by meditation on the tyord; by Cl0\ out and attentive contem Elation of Christ, in whom all the att1 1 hates of the Esther are revealed to 11s, and His heart is made 'm1anifest; and by that communion and intercourse with God, which it is the grand and won derful privilege of the Christian to know through prayer and faith! Life may attain the love of God: that high, pure and imm01tal experience, which shall lift us at once above the 11 eild, and give us inward holiness and peace, which shall illustrate God's works, and inter pret His ll'ord, and give us a clear and' 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.