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
Philosophy
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
“‘DEAR BRO. HENDRYX:—I wish you would look into your Bible and
see if you can find the word Rev. applied to a sinful mortal
like myself; and govern yourself accordingly.... Let us be
determined to live and die on the Bible. God is about to rise
and punish the inhabitants of the world. The proud, the high,
the lofty, must be brought low; and the humble, the meek, and
the contrite, will be exalted. Then, what care I for what the
world calls great or honorable? Give me Jesus, and a knowledge
of his word, faith in his name, hope in his grace, interest in
his love, and let me be clothed in his righteousness, and the
world may enjoy all the high-sounding titles, the riches it can
boast, the vanities it is heir to, and all the pleasures of
sin; and they will be no more than a drop in the ocean.
“‘Yes, let me have Jesus Christ, and then vanish all earthly
toys. What glory has God revealed in the face of Jesus Christ!
In him all power centers. In him all power dwells. He is the
evidence of all truth, the fountain of all mercy, the giver of
all grace, the object of all adoration, and the source of all
light; and I hope to enjoy him to all eternity. What! such a
sinful wretch as I enjoy Christ? How can this be? Yes, yes;
through the electing love of God, the sprinkling of the blood
of the covenant, and the work of regeneration, such a sinner
as I may be cleansed from sin, purified, and made white, and
glorified in the New Jerusalem, together with him, and with all
who love our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and who love his
appearing.
“‘Bro. H., shall you and I appear together in that general
assembly and church of the first-born? If God will, I hope we
shall there meet, to part no more. How can I realize the glory
that will there be manifested? And how could I bear the thought
to be banished from the face of Jesus, and from the glory of
his power? Forbid it, O my Redeemer! Forbid! and let grace
reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ
our Lord.’
“The same devotional feelings are manifest in all his epistles, and also
evince that he experienced nearness of access to God, and great religious
enjoyment.
“Mr. Miller kept no journal, nor any record of the places he visited,
till October, 1834. Beginning at a place called ‘The Forks,’ supposed to
be ‘Moore’s Forks’ in Clinton County, N. Y., the names of places where,
the dates when, and the texts from which, he preached, are given in two
small memorandum-books as follows:—
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