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LXIII.
Festal.1708
| 1708 Garnerius gives the conjectural date 447. |
We have enjoyed the wonted
blessings of the Feast. We have kept the memorial Feast of the Passion
of Salvation; by means of the resurrection of the Lord we have received
the glad tidings of the resurrection of all, and have hymned the
ineffable loving kindness of our God and Saviour. But the storm tossing
the churches has not suffered us to take our share of unalloyed
gladness. If, when one member is in pain the whole body is partaker of
the pang,1709
how can we forbear from lamentation
when all the body is distressed? And it intensifies our discouragement to think
that these things are the prelude of the general apostasy. May your
piety pray that since we are in this plight we may get the divine
succour, that, as the divine Apostle phrases it, we may “be able
to withstand the evil day.”1710
But if any
time remain for this life’s business, pray that the tempest may
pass away, and the churches recover their former calm, that the enemies
of the truth may no more exult at our misfortunes.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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