The Claims Of God To Recognition In The Assassination Of President Lincoln

Author : William G. Hillman
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ISBN 13 : 9781331745877
Total Pages : 38 pages
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Download or read book National Calamities From God and Thoughts on President Lincoln's Assassination written by William G. Hillman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from National Calamities From God and Thoughts on President Lincoln's Assassination: A Discourse, Delivered at the Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Richland Sabbath Even'g, April 23, 1865 Amos, in the commencement of this chapter, expatiates on the Divine goodness towards the Hebrew people - tells them of their abuse of it - and predicts the certainty of the punishment that must follow. "Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, "You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." Then in a series of pointed and parabolic interrogations, the prophet illustrates the punishment which must be endured as the result of disobedience. "Can two walk together, except they be agreed? "Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? "Can a bird fall in a snare from the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? "Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?" The positiveness of punishment for sin, is the point insisted on in these similitudes, on the hypothesis that the guilty people did not repent. Though the Lord had determined to inflict punishment on them, yet He did not execute it until He had given them warning, and afforded them an opportunity to develop penitence and obedience. "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but (except) He revealeth His secret (purpose) unto His servants the prophets." 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.