The Young Lady's Counsellor by Daniel Wise

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confidence in her heart, which assured her that if
she could only touch the hem of the Saviour's garment
her disorder would disappear, put forth her
hand, in that instant a healing virtue went forth
from Christ, and renewed her trembling body. Divine
power followed human trust. It is ever thus
with those who seek the gifts of God. No sooner
does a human being bring a scriptural
promise, and,
with humility and contrition, ask God to fulfil it,
not doubting but that it is then and there fulfilled, —
than God immediately imparts his grace, and continues
to do so as long as the soul believes.
To believe
God, and to believe in God, under all the circumstances
of life, are the steps that lead infallibly to a
pure life on earth and to a blissful eternity after
death ;
and there, dangers, trials, fears, and sorrows
will never intrude their shadows to disturb the
happy inmates, but "God shall wipe away all
TEARS FROM THEIR EYES ; AND THERE SHALL BE NO
MORE DEATH, NEITHER SORROW, NOR CRYING ;
NEITHER
SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE PAIN, FOR THE FORMEK
"
THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY f