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Testimonies for the Church Volume 2
grace of God! Oh, precious grace! more valuable than fine gold. It
elevates and ennobles the spirit beyond all other principles, and sets
the affections upon heaven. While those around us may be vain and
engaged in pleasure-seeking and folly, our conversation is in heaven,
whence we look for the Saviour; the soul is reaching out after God
for pardon and peace, for righteousness and true holiness. Converse
with God and contemplation of things above transform the soul into
the likeness of Christ.
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