Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

Peradventure the Lord will answer.”
In the same letter he thus expresses his regard
for the word of God:
“O may the Bible be to us a rock, a pillar, a
compass, a chart, a statute, a directory, a polar star,
a traveller’s guide, a pilgrim’s companion, a shield
of faith, a ground of hope, a history, a chronology,
an armory, a store-house, a mirror, a toilet, a closet,
a prayer-book, an epistle, a love letter, a friend, a
foe, a revenue, a treasury, a bank, a fountain, a
cistern, a garden, a lodge, a field, a haven, a sun, a
moon, a star, a door, a window, a light, a lamp, a
luminary, a morning, a noon, an evening, an hourglass,
a daysman, a servant, an handmaid.
“It is meat, food, drink, raiment, shelter,
warmth, heat, a feast, fruit, apples, pictures, wine,
milk, honey, bread, butter, oil, refreshment, rest,
strength, stability, wisdom, life, eyes, ears, hands,
feet, breath; it is a help to hearing, seeing, feeling,
tasting, smelling, understanding, forgiving, loving,
hoping, enjoying, adoring, and saving; it teaches
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