Isaiah 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; A member of the congregation, at the close of a sermon that lasted for an hour, and had been preached amid a stillness most painful, nothing heard but the tones of the preacher, and during the pauses the ticking of the clock — a sermon on the sad and awful issues of a sinful life, and the glory and the joy of a life lived in Christ — and, if Dr. Dale intends to preach like that I shall not come and hear him, for I cannot stand it; it goes through me." I spoke to Dr. Dale afterwards about the stillness and said it was simply awful. "Ah! yes, he said; "but it was more awful to me; it is hard to preach like that, but it must be done." (Gee. Barber, in Dr. Dale's Life.) Parallel Verses KJV: To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; |
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