Simple Gospel Truths for the Poor and Laboring
When I think of many a poor, hard-working man, toiling from morning to night all the year round for a wretched subsistence, ground down by dire poverty, with neither the opportunity nor the inclination for mental improvement, whose whole sum of knowledge is comprehended in being able to spell out with difficulty the plainest parts of the Bible; when I think of such persons, I thank God that it is only necessary to touch the hem of Christ’s garment in order to be saved; that one or two simple gospel truths—such as, “Christ came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, “Come to me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,” are sufficient, by the blessing of the Spirit, to save and comfort the soul. We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy.