zy of wickedness is a sure sign of the last days; that He will shortly come—whose fan is in His hand, wherewith He shall throughly purge His floor—and take us His saints—however failing and humble we may be—to be with Him in His glory for ever and ever, while those who have rejected Himburn in eternal torment, with wailing and gnashing of teeth, in that Lake of Fire and Brimstone from which—thank God! He in His infinite mercy hath delivered us.
But until that happy day we are bound to work on silently and strenuously in His service.
May the perusal of these atrocious words enlighten us as to the very present influence of Satan in this world—naked and unashamed,
May it show us the full horror of the Enemy with whom we are bound to fight; may it reveal his dispositions, so that under our great Captain we may again and again win the Victory.
It is my prayerful hope that He who turns
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