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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: "V '//x "S Art. III. -?Devotional Exercises: consisting of Reflections and Prayers for the use of Young Persons. To which is added A Guide to the Study of the Scriptures. By Harriet Martineau. From the Third London Edition. Bosion: Leonard C. Bowles. 1833. 18mo. pp. 132. Apart from the interest which this volume derives from the circumstance of its being the earliest published work of a lady now holding a high rank in the literary world, it has strong claims of its own to the favorable regards of the friends of piety and virtue. Considering the limited number of the topics of the "Reflections," and the brevity with which they are treated, we think there is hardly a book in our language more worthy of becoming the religious companion of the private and serious hours of the young. Nor will its perusal and use be found unprofitable by those who are no longer young. Although it is particularly designed for those, who, having passed the period of childhood, are yet in the springtime of life, still the greater portion of it is well calculated to improve the conduct and quicken the devotion of persons of every age. The " Reflections " are simple, practical, replete with rational thought, warmed by the spirit of piety, and applicable to every day's business and duty. The " Prayers " are concise, comprehensive, and deeply reverential, and contain frequent passages which are distinguished by great beauty of expression. Some Christians may think, that both the reflections and prayers are deficient in that fervor, and glow, and impassioned exclamation, which they are accustomed to find in books of devotion but others will prefer them for this imagined deficiency, which they will rather esteem a merit, and none will charge them with being wanting in the fear of God, the love of the...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

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