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The Faithful Mother's Reward; A Narrative of the Conversion and Happy Death of J.p.b., Who Died in the Tenth Year of His Age
The Faithful Mother's Reward A Narrative of the Conversion and Happy Death of Jpb Who Died in the Tenth Year of His Age Author:Charles Hodge General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1853 Original Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-school Work Subjects: Children Literary Criticism / Children's Literature Religion / Christian Life / General Religion / Christian Life / Inspirational Religion / Christian Life / Personal Growth ... more » Religion / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth Social Science / Children's Studies Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: INTRODUCTION. There is much to commend the following narrative to Christians generally, and especially to Christian parents. It exhibits a peculiarly lovely natural character, developed under the influence of the truth and Spirit of God. It traces with remarkable distinctness the progress of spiritual life, in the mind of a child. It presents a striking illustration of the adaptation of Scriptural truth in its doctrinal form, as exhibited in the Westminster Catechism, to the work of conviction, conversion, and sanctification. It adds another to the thousands of witnesses to the fidelity of God to his promise, to give his Spirit to the children of his people. It furnishes much at once to encourage and to guide pious parents in the religious nurture of their children. Above all, it presents such a clear and lovely reflection of the Redeemer's image, as to serve greatly to strengthen faith and to enkindle love. When the sun shines on a drop of water, he reveals his being and his glory ; and so when the image of the Saviour is reflected even from an infant soul, it is the Saviour himself and his beauty we behold and love. This ia the reason why the exhibition of genuine Christian experience carries with it a convincing power so much higher than that which belon...« less