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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, November 19, 1867

Book Notice.

Our friend, and recent contributor, D. F. Newton, author of “Shining Light,” and “Home Thrusts,” is about issuing a new volume entitled, “The Sword that Cuts, the Fire that Burns.” In the prospectus which we have received, he speaks of the work as follows:

“We are getting all the fire we possibly can, and putting in this same gospel fire to the very utmost of our feeble ability, fire on fire, running the risk of losing friends or making foes, if so be we please Jesus—leaving the consequences of this fire that burns, and the sword of God’s truth that cuts, unreservedly with Him who says; “I came not to send peace on earth, but a sword.”

“I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, if it be already kindled?” Luke, xii, 49.

The fire is his; the sword is his; and the glory shall be his.

This holy fire is wanting in the pulpit, in the press, in meeting for social worship, prayer, and praise, in family circles, at home and abroad. We long to see ministers on fire—parents and children on fire—officers on fire—every man, woman, and child in the Church on fire gospelly; fire from Heaven, burning, blazing out, hotter and hotter—so hot, indeed, that no rebel sinner, no formalist, backslider, hypocrite, or time-server can live and breathe in the region or atmosphere of this the pentecostal or tongue of fire.

What could the holy prophets have done without this fire—the apostles, Paul, Peter, James and John—Luther, Wesley, Fletcher, Whitfield, Edwards, Baxter, Bunyan, Payson? It was fire on fire—fire here, fire there, fire all about them. It was this fire on fire that kept them alive, blazing out—made them blazing fire-brands, causing Satan to fall as lightning!

This is just the fire we wanted and sought for in penning this new work, “The Sword that cuts, the Fire that burns.”

The book will be forthcoming, containing over 400 pages, neatly executed, with numerous engravings.

This fire and sword volume is divided into some sixty chapters, or more, of varied subjects—Bible reformatory—suited to every age and class of persons, in the pulpit and out of it. Condensation is aimed at in every article,—point, pith, the essence and quintessence of gospel purity and salvation—things, practical everyday things—life-giving, soul-kindling—the flint, the fire, the hammer, the holy unction, Sinai’s crash, the lightning’s flash, fire on fire!

Price, in cloth, per copy, $1.50. Price, in gilt, per copy, $2.00.

Any person sending names of five good subscribers, will receive a copy gratis. Agents wanted.

Address D. F. NEWTON, Author of “Home Thrusts” and “Shining Light,” 303 West 20th Street, New York.