A Sermon Delivered Before the Congregational Society West-Bridgewater, 27th February, 1831, the Lord's-Day After the Interment of Their Minister, the Rev. John Reed, D.D (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Sermon Delivered Before the Congregational Society West-Bridgewater, 27th February, 1831, the Lord's-Day After the Interment of Their Minister, the Rev. John Reed, D.DIn testimony of the bene'ficence of the government of the Almighty, let me 'advert to the number of our blessings. Whatever may be the sum of 1n1sery in the world, there is a much-greater sum of happiness. Our days of health are out of all proportion more than our days of sickness. Our hours of rejoicing far outnumber our hours of mourning. I might pursue these comparisons to an indefinite extent. We do not possess a power or an affection that is not almost invariably a source or inlet of enjoyment. The scenes of nature are, for the most part, delightful to the eye, and inspiring to the mind. The sun is oftener bright than it is clouded. The relations of life are seldom interrupted in their design to create the purest happiness. Though we may be 'sadly bereaved, we are never left desolate. It, however, is not my purpose to vindicate the goodness of God, but only to Show the grounds of trust, gratitude, and joy we have in conse quence of being in His hands.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.