The Pastor at the Sick Bed, and an Afflicted Family's Companion (Classic Reprint)

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Section I. The pastor should possess experimen tal religion - We take it for granted that his mind is furnished for intellectual labour; but, if he should not be renewed to the divine life, his heart will remain cold, and his efforts feeble in reclaiming sinners from the error of their ways; and, although popular ap plause and self-interest may excite him to perform the general duties of his office with diligence and energy, yet he is far from spending and being spent in the ser vice of his Master. There is a variety of particular circumstances and relations in which he is placed, which evince the true character of his mind and heart, such as his intercourse with his friends and acquaint ances, his deportment towards the poor and afllicted, and his visits in, the sick chamber. These afford op portunities to discover whether he is influenced by correct principles, and actuated by right motives. The pastor destitute of personal piety is indeed a miserable man.

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