Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller : $b Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sourcesWhite, James
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Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller : $b Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sources
White, James
Miller, William, 1782-1849
“‘This is a peculiar time. The greatest variety of fanciful
interpretations of Scripture are now being presented by new
luminaries, reflecting their rays of light and heat in every
direction. Some of these are wandering stars, and some emit
only twilight. I am sick of this everlasting changing; but, my
dear brother, we must learn to have patience. If Christ comes
this spring, we shall not need it long; and if he comes not, we
shall need much more. I am prepared for the worst, and hope for
the best. God will not forsake us, unless we forsake him....
“‘It is a small thing to be judged of man’s judgment, says
the apostle; so that you need not fear man. I have often been
consigned to perdition, and yet I have a blessed hope. I often
think, when I hear a brother judging and condemning another,
what an excellent pope he would make. Therefore, fear them
not; for if we judge and condemn our brother, we are making
ourselves “judges of the law, rather than doers of the law.” ...
“‘WM. MILLER.’
We find in the _Signs of the Times_ for March 12, 1845, a statement
from Mr. Miller relative to himself and the Bible, taken from _The
Investigator_, an infidel paper published in Boston.
“‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE INVESTIGATOR.
“‘Sir,—Your kind offer to publish all the letters from those
who have been converted from infidelity to Millerism, prompts
me to give you a short account of my own conversion, which may
enable you the better to judge what Millerism is.
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