By Anne Curzan. From The Scottish Pulpit, 1838, courtesy of Google Books:
“For should He, by whom kings reign and princes decree justice, withdraw that secret influence by which he directs the thoughts of men to the accomplishment of his own objects; … should he surrender the guidance of our concerns solely to the exercise of mere human talents, at the expense of the glory due to God, even yet, without the imposition of famine, or pestilence, or sword — those more immediate executioners of divine judgments — how fearful may be the result if we are left to our own devices!” More...
10 mai 2015
Our Own Devices
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