[The Sable Cloud by Nehemiah Adams]@TWC D-Link bookThe Sable Cloud CHAPTER IX 26/48
It implies a want of faith.
He is the Christian hero who stays where God has manifestly placed him. "'I know,' continued he, 'how easy it is to make this appear ridiculous; and also how often cases occur in which flight, and even the taking of life, are proper, under extreme hardships.
It is frequently the case that a servant sees and feels his mental superiority to the man who owns him.
Now one may be so disgusted, and be so constantly vexed and chafed at this, as to make out a strong case for escaping; another, in the same circumstances, will feel that God has placed him in charge of his master's soul, to please him well in all things though he be "froward." Whether is better, to run off or to "abide"? There can be no doubt how the Apostle would answer the question.
Exceptional cases of extreme distress do not make a rule; the rule is for each one to "abide" in the calling in which he is called of God.
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