02412cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000230011324501750013626400510031130000470036233600260040933700260043533800360046150000310049750801390052852013010066753400450196865300370201385600430205099900170209358548UtSlPG20260610134341.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBV1 aChurch, J.q(John)14aThe Descent of the Branch into the Waters of Sorrow, to Bring up the Election of Grace :bBeing the Substance of a Sermon, Preached by J. Church, of the Surrey Tabernacle 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-12-26  aTranscribed from the 1817 R. Thomas edition by David Price. Many thanks to the British Library for allowing their copy to be consulted  a"The Descent of the Branch into the Waters of Sorrow, to Bring up the Election of Grace" by J. Church is a sermon published in 1817, indicative of the early 19th century evangelical Christian movement. This text reflects theological insights related to salvation, the nature of Christ, and the challenges faced by ministers within the Christian faith. It presents a metaphorical exploration of spiritual struggles and divine grace, aimed at edifying its audience through scriptural references and preaching wisdom.  In this sermon, Church focuses on the biblical narrative of a prophet whose axe head falls into the river, symbolizing the human condition of spiritual loss and the need for divine intervention. The preacher draws parallels between the loss of the axe head and the deeper spiritual struggles of sin and affliction within humanity. Through the metaphor of the axe head being miraculously retrieved by the prophet, he emphasizes the themes of reliance on God's grace and the redemptive work of Christ as crucial for the believer's restoration. The sermon ultimately invites readers to recognize their need for spiritual recovery through faith and highlights the importance of gospel ministry in guiding others toward this understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSermons, English -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58548  c99375d99375