Excerpt from The Balm of Gilead for Healing a Diseased Land: With the Glory of the Ministration of the Spirit; And a Scripture Prophecy of the Increase of Christ's Kingdom and the Destruction of Antichrist This, the great circulation and popularity of this little volume, both in Europe aniamrerica, abundantly testifies. In the present edition, the publisher has taken the liberty occasionally to ex change some obsolete words and Scottish phrases, for expressions more generally understood, and no little care has been taken to correct some grammatical errors which had crept into former edi tions. As Mr. Willison's Works make no pretensions to characteristic force of language or beauty of style, and as no variation of thought o'ccurs in, these verbal emendations, they will doubtless be viewed by al as enhancing the value of the work, so far as they go. Mr. W1llison's theology was of that stamp which the church of God has cherished 111 her brightest and happiest daysi and' his works all exhibit such an earnestness and sincerity of mind - such a solemn sense of eternal things: and such a dwire to db good as. Led him, shunning all vain speculations, and all attempts at orig} nality, to discuss all subjects in the plainest and most practical manner, and connected with direct and solemn appeals to the conscience. He spreads no snares in the reader's path, and starts no curious questions to embarrass or mislead his mind, but impress. Ed with a deep conviction of the vast importance of religion, he strives to use his plain, judicious and sober talents to enlighten the understanding and improve the heart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.