Present To Boys And Young Men By A Sunda
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: INCENTIVES TO EARLY PIETY. " And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, the Lord called Samuel, and he answered Here am I." " They that seek me early shall find me." The affection of earthly relatives and friends, and the goodwill and love of your comrades, you doubtless feel to be needful to your happiness; but allow me to remind you that there is one infinitely greater Friend, whose approbation is of more consequence than that of all earthly friends united. God deigns to regard early piety as peculiarly acceptable to Himself: if, therefore, you would secure His love here and be happy for ever, useful and honoured on earth and glorious in heaven, I would beseech you to make this blessing of youthful piety yours. The esteem and love of friends, if obtained in youth and enjoyed through following years, if unaccompanied with the love and favour of God, will sink into insignificance when death separates your soul from its earthly abode and eternity receives you to its endless existence; but to possess that early acquaintance with Christ, that early piety which is so pleasing to God, will most concern you long after not a trace of you or yours remains on earth, long after the graves have given up their dead, and the Judge has fixed their eternal doom. You are now probably vigorous, and cheerful, and well; but you know that it will not always be so, -- you know that if you weather a thousand accidents and perils that the end must come at length, the day the hour will come when it is your turn to stand before the judgment- seat of Christ: will it...
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- Academic Level: General
- Physical Format: Paperback/Softback
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