An Abstract of the Gracious Dealings of God; With Several Eminent Christians, in Their Conversion and Sufferings. Taken from Authentic Manuscripts, ... of Serious Minds. By Samuel James

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1774 edition. Excerpt: ...difplays of the glory of that grace and love which I cannot now comprehend, and by the transforming; sight be made like him. But O how short! how feldom are thefe interviews! my unbelieving heart still returns to its former darknefs and distrust, and gives me frequent occasions to bewail the fluctuations of my weak faith. O'that it was stronger! that it was more stedfast! But blessed be his name in whom I put my tntirt trust, there is grace in him, to help ma under all decays and failings, through weaknefs. 'Tis from hence I receive strength to elevate and excite the acts of faith and love/ when funk so low that I cannot raife them. Yea, it is from the fame fulnefs I receive grace, to regulate the actings of grace, and to fet my soul from time to time, in a right way of improving the grace I received, and for obtaining pardon for all my defects, as well as for the removing all my defilements % These are the truths that feed and fupport my faith, and without thefe were fet home with power on my foul, I must give up, under the great aboundings of my indwelling corruptions. I desire a fubmissive waiting for further manifestations of his love, in his own time and way. And although I have not thofe constant fhines of the light of God's countenance, with which some of his people are blesfed, yet 1 humbly adore him for the little lighthe hath afforded me, and beg your prayers that I may be kept clofe to him and have fuch constant difcoveries as may strengthen my faith, by a clofe adherence to him, and sirm reliance on him, without wavering. But I am fenfible that I am too apt to be looking off from the only fupport and foundation of my faith t She exprefles herself here with so much judgment, al hews that file had not. only a large acquaintance...