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Posted by Sam Archiopoli, L.E.O on November 10, 2007, 1:51 pm
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those things that looked so plain to them, and, by all they can do, they
cannot recover it, till God renews the influence of His Spirit.
Persons after their conversion often speak of religious things as
seeming new to them; that preaching is a new thing; that it seems to
them they never heard preaching before; that the Bible is a new book:
they find there new chapters, new psalms, new histories, because they
see them in a new light. Here was a remarkable instance of an aged
woman, of about seventy years, who had spent most of her days under Mr.
Stoddard's powerful ministry. Reading in the New Testament concerning
Christ's sufferings for sinners, she seemed to be astonished at what she
read, as what was real and very wonderful, but quite new to her. At
first, before she had time to turn her thoughts, she wondered within
herself, that she had never heard of it before; but then immediately
recollected herself, and thought she had often heard of it, and read it,
but never till now saw it as real. She then cast in her mind how
wonderful this was, that the Son of God should undergo such things for
sinners, and how she had spent her time in ungratefully sinning against
so good a God, and such a Savior; though she was a person, apparently,
of a very blameless and inoffensive life. And she was so overcome by
those considerations that her nature was ready to fail under them: those
who were about her, and knew not what was the matter, were surprised,
and thought she was dying.
Many have spoken much of their hearts being drawn out in love to God and
Christ; and of their minds being wrapt up i
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