Excerpt from The Select Works of Archbishop Leighton: Prepared for the Practical Use of Private Christians; With an Introductory View of the Life, Character, and Writings of the Author It was not strange that a man ofhis uncommon mildness should find his. Situation an unpleasant one. Besides having a predi lection for the Episcopalian form of worship, he could not en dure the spiritual despotism nor the fierce zeal prevalent among the members of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. From one anecdote it would seem that his brethren in the ministry were but ill pleas ed with his freedom from the intolerant and passionate zeal of the times. In a synod he was publicly reprimanded for not preach Degrees mg up the times. Who, he asked, does preach up the times? It was answered that all the brethren did it. Then, he rejoined, if all of you preach up the times, you may surely allow one poor brother to preach up Christ Jesus and eternity. 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.