A little book which contains
only three pages by William Mason I have read of a godly man who
was once very dissolute. When converted, his former companions
sought to bring him back to his former wicked courses. But he
told them, I am deeply engaged in meditating on a little book
which contains only three pages. So at present, I have no time
for other business. Sometime after, being asked if
he had finished his book, he replied, no, for though it contains
only three pages, yet there is so much contained in them that
I have devoted myself to read therein all the days of my life. The first page is red. Here I
meditate on the sufferings of my Lord and Savior, His shedding
His precious blood as an atonement for my sins, and a ransom for
my soul, without which I must have been a damned sinner in
hell to all eternity. The second page is white. This
cheers my heart with the wonderful consideration of the unspeakable
joys of heaven obtained for me by Christ, and of being forever
with Him. The third page is black. Here
I think of the horrible state of the damned and the perpetual
torments they are suffering in hell. Oh, this excites thankfulness
to my Savior for His wonderful love and rich grace in snatching
me as a brand out of hellfire and saving me from eternal destructions. Here is a good man, a good book,
and a good example for you and I. Let us go and do likewise. Constantly meditate upon Christ,
upon the wrath He has saved us from and the glory He has saved
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