This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1873. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... II.* "BY MY SPIEIT." Thy Spirit is above our methods and our ways, He like a mighty wind drives earth-born clouds away; Whene'er it pleases Him He sends the brightest rays, And doubt's dark night He changeth into peaceful day. What we would fain combine by our short-sighted skill, He scatters east and west, He gives to south and north; What we would fain subject to our control and will, Free as the mountain air His sovereign hand sends forth. What men deem much'or all is nothing in Thy sight, What nothing is to man, thou lovest dearly, Lord; The pow'r of human speech brings neither peace nor light, The heart is drawn alone by Thine own mighty word. Thou kindlest in my soul the light of truth divine; The hidden treasure now is seen, and it is mine. * Free translations from the German of Gottfried Arnold. Fourth Edition, price Oh. THE LORD'S PRAYER. A Series of Lectures. OPINIONS OF THE FBESS. "It is eminently distinguished by scholarship and research, as well as by an evangelical and practical tone. The learned and eloquent author is equally at home among the old English theologian's, the modern German writers, and the Latin fathers. Rarely has this generation seen a book with more originality of thought or force of expression."-- Watchman. "One of the best of the many expositions which have been written upon the Lord's Prayer by learned and pious expositors It is gratifying to meet with a volume so rich in sound, vigorous, theological thought, and we hope that it will obtain the large circulation which, from its genuine merits, it so well deserves."--British and Foreign Evangelical Review. "Most books upon the Lord's Prayer deal with it in relation to human wants and aims, and its fitness to express and include them ; but Mr. Saphir dwells more upon the harmony ...
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