The Practical Works Of David Clarkson Bd

Author : David Clarkson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333979362
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book The Practical Works of David Clarkson, B. D., Fellow and Tutor of Clare Hall, Cambridge, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by David Clarkson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Practical Works of David Clarkson, B. D., Fellow and Tutor of Clare Hall, Cambridge, Vol. 1 At this time my mother was persuading me to join in communion with some church, which greatly startled me at the first. I could by no means think of that, not apprehending myself to have come so far yet. I thought there must be something more in me, or I should eat and drink damna tion to myself. But being better informed both as to the nature and end of the ordinance, and that it was intended for the increase of grace and strength, and that it was a positive command of my Lord, with whose will in all things I was very desirous to comply, I was at last prevailed with to venture on that great ordinance, and was much refreshed and satisfied in my renewed resignation and enlarged expectations of receiving all need ful supplies from him who is the head of the church. Oh the condescend ing love and grace of my Redeemer, represented to me in these transactions, how greatly did they delight and affect my soul I wished I might have been always thus exercised, expecting with great pleasure the return of those seasons wherein I might hope for further manifestations and larger communications of grace and love. But after some time my affections began to cool. I had not such sweetness and enlargement in my approaches to God in public as I used to find. I thought the preaching more empty, and came short of what I found I wanted. This deadness continuing, filled me with no small con cern, fearing I should fall off. I was very far from charging the ministry I sat under, but my own wicked wavering heart. I have often gone to the house of God with raised expectations of receiving those quickenings I used to be blessed with, but found sad disappointments. This frame of spirit as to public worship was matter of continual mourning and bewailing in secret. I was often examining my heart as to its aims and ends in my public approaches, and could not but conclude my desires were above all things to glorify my Lord in all his appointments, and to receive those blessings from him which might enable me so to do. 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.