Excerpt from Gems From the Sacred Mine, or Holy Thoughts Upon Sacred Subjects The editor, therefore, congratulates himself upon the matchless skill of the illustrious lapi daries who have aided in its preparation, and re peats the fervent prayer that these gems may shine like a lamp upon benighted hearts - wmay illumine the too dusky pathway of the faithful children of God - until they both are brought to the heaven of the righteous, to shine as stars upon the crown of the Eternal. 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.