The book The Character And Duty of a Christian Preacher was written by author David Bostwick Here you can read free online of The Character And Duty of a Christian Preacher book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Character And Duty of a Christian Preacher a good or bad book?
What reading level is The Character And Duty of a Christian Preacher book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In a word, what did we undertake the minis- try for ? "What do we study, preach, and pray, live, and labor for ? It is ultimately for God or for ourselves ? I beseech you, reverend and dear sirs, bear with this plain- ness and freedom, and let me not be looked upon in the light of an arrogant accuser ; far be it from me to lay any of these things to your charge, or to harbor a doubt of your disinterested zeal for God, and victory over self. " There is but one heart ainong us that I have reason ...to suspect, " and over that I find it necessary to keep a con- tinual watch and guard : and oh ! how many are the secret windings and turnings, and different shapes and appear- ances of this pernicious adversary, self! How often does it beset us, when and where we have little expected it, and give us occasion to lament and say, " Hast thou found me, O mine enemy ?" If we find then, on the above- mentioned inquiiy, that our self-denial and deadness to ourselves is yet very imperfect. Let us in the Second place.
User Reviews: