There is, however, a great diversity in the operations of the same Divine Spirit. Some are brought at once “from the power of Satan unto God;” and ever will the time and circumstances of their conversion be held in remembrance. Others are led by a slow and gradual process--perhaps scarcely perceptible, and affording few points of prominent recollection, out of darkness into “marvellous light.” Still the result is the same. All are brought to Jesus, and believe on him as having died for their sins, and risen again for their justification; all by virtue of union with him, under the sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit, are become new creatures, enjoying the blessings of his great salvation, holding communion with him, increasing in resemblance to him, and yielding to him practical obedience and devotion. To him, then, let us constantly look, to apply the truth to our own consciences and hearts, to sanctify us wholly, body, soul, and spirit, and to prosper every effort we make in behalf of others. FOOTNOTES [A] Foster’s Contributions to the Eclectic Review, vol. i. p. 545. [B] Wilkinson’s Modern Egypt, vol. i. pp. 218–223. [C] Lord Nugent’s “Lands Classical and Sacred.” [D] Natural Magic, p. 286. [E] Philosophy of Magic. [F] North British Review. [G] Literary Gazette. [H] Athenæum. [I] Edinburgh Review. [J] For a fuller account of the electric telegraph, see “The Visitor,” for January, February, and March, 1848; from which many facts, now given, have been taken. [K] D’Israeli’s “Curiosities,” p. 87. [L] Hughes’s Travels, Vol. I. p. 125. [M] Foreign Quarterly Review. [N] “The Boat and the Caravan.” Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed. Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced. Illustrations in this eBook have been positioned between paragraphs and outside quotations. Footnotes, originally at the bottoms of pages, have been collected, resequenced, and placed at the end of the text.