The New Life

Translator's Note.
from the latest Dutch edition, that the many thousands
who have profited by Mr. Murray's other admirable
works may have a suitable book to give or recommend
to those who are setting their faces towards an earnest
and fruitful Christian life.
That it will be very helpful to this end I cannot
doubt ; especially if the directions the author himself
has given are faithfully adhered to. It will be noticed
that the chapters are comparatively short ; but every
one of them has a considerable number of Biblical
references. Let no reader be content to read what is
written here without turning up and examining the
texts marked. This practice, if persistently carried
out, cannot fail to yield much recompense. There are
just as many chapters in the book as Sabbaths in the
year. What an additional blessing it would bring, if the
members of a family who have had access to the book
during the week, were to hear a chapter read aloud
every Sabbath evening, and were encouraged to quote
the texts in each that may have struck them most.
I have only to add that the volume is now translated
and issued with Mr. Murray's cordial sanction. It has
been to me a very pleasant task to put it into an English
dress for my younger brethren throughout the
country. Beyond this point, of course, my responsibility
does not go. Should the book prove useful in
guiding the feet of those who have come to the Lord
yet further into the way of peace and holiness, it will
be, both for author and translator, the answer to
many a fervent prayer.
J. P. L.
Arbroath, September^ 1891.
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