[Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley]@TWC D-Link bookMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel CHAPTER III 36/40
However, He who said, Let there be light, and there was light, can add this to the rest of his inestimable blessings showered on my unworthy head. 4 _mo_.
14, 1820 .-- We are sometimes led to expect pity from people where we think we have a sort of claim, and here we often feel disappointed.
Persons at ease cannot feel for the sensations of pain in others, any more than prosperity can feel the seasons of adversity. Couldst thou have a look into the houses and bosoms of the inmates of most in B.or other places, thou wouldst find a something sorrowful, a burden the possessor would be glad to be quit of.
Let us, then, go forward with hope, and endeavor to be truly thankful for the many mercies showered on our heads, who have not rendered as we ought that gratitude so greatly His due.
O look at the bulk of the population in England, whose children are looking up to them for a meal, and they have it not for them; and then let the tear of thankfulness fall.
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