The Hand of God in History: Or Divine Providence Historically; Illustrated in the Extension and Establishment of Christianity. E-book. Formato PDF Hollis Read   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The writer of the following pages believes his subject timely. Perhaps as never before, the minds of the most sagacious writers of our age are watching with profound and pious interest the progress of human events. The aim of the author has been to make the work historical, at least so abounding in narrative, anecdote, biography, and in the de lineations of men and things in real life, as to commend it to the general reader; and at the same time to reveal at every step the Hand Of God overruling the events Of history, to subserve his one great end: an attempt to contribute a mite to rescue history from the melancholy abuse under which it has lain almost to the present time. History, when rightly written, is but a record of providence; and he who would read history rightly, must read it with his eye constantly fixed on the hand of God. Every change, every revolution in human affairs is m the mind of God, a movement to the consumma tion of the great work of redemption. There is no doubt at the present time, a growing tendency so to write and so to understand history. And if the writer has contributed any thing to advance a consummation so devoutly to be wished, he will feel that he has not labored in vain.

The God of This World; The Footprints of Satan: Or the Devil in History. E-book. Formato PDF Hollis Read   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

In former treatises, which have been very kindly received by the reading public, the writer endeavored to illustrate the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as seen in his wonder-working Providence, and in his no less wonderful works of creation. The following pages are devoted to the great Antagonistic Power, that riots in the Apostasy - that reigns among the children of disobedience.We have seen how completely benevolence pervades all the works of the Divine hand - how all the works of creation - all the variations, uses and adaptations of these works, and all the ways of Providence if left unperverted to work out their own legitimate ends, are instinct with the Goodness of God. We shall see on the other hand, how a great opposing Power, by usurpation the God of this world, has been allowed to try his hand at the management of the affairs of this lower world. We have seen what God has done; and from what he has done we may very safely infer that the end to be achieved by the Divine plans is one of infinite benevolence - that it involves the greatest amount of happiness to man, as well as the supreme glory of God.