Yes! OMG! It's what I've been trying to tell you all. -Buck in the Dome "Great Unified Field, attend while Zion sings The joy that from Thy presence springs;"
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Yifu" <yifuxero@...> wrote: > > Willison was a preacher in the Church of Scotland. > . > . > THE BALM OF GILEAD, by John Willison, 1742. > > "A day of the ministration of the Spirit would bring many rare and rich > blessings along with it, such as the discoveries of the Redeemer's glory, > convictions of the evil and vileness of sin, many crowns of victory and > triumph to Christ, great additions to his friends and followers. Then > gospel-light would shine clear, saving knowledge increase, ignorance and > error vanish, riches of free grace would be displayed, and Satan be bound up. > Then ministers and ordinances would be lively, secure sinners would be > awakened, dead souls would live, heard hearts would be melted, strong lusts > subdued, and many sons and daughters born to God. Such a day would heal > divisions, cement breaches, make us all of one heart and mind, and bring down > Heaven to earth. This would redress our grievances, remove our complaints, > and unite, Christs's scattered flock. It would make true religion and holy > persons to be in esteem, vice to be in disgrace, and iniquity as ashamed to > hide its face. Then sabbaths and communions would be days of heaven. > Prayers and praise, spiritual converse, talking of Christ and redeeming love, > would be our chiefest delight. Oh, then, pray for such a time" >
