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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. 1886 edition. Some very light tanning and marking but outstanding for age. Unique binding. Beautifully bound

About the book >.>.> It has long been the desire and aim of the publishers of this work to spread as widely as possible the blessings of knowledge; and in special furtherance of this design they wished to place in the hands of their readers such a sketch of the Life of Christ on earth as should enable them to realise it more clearly and to enter more thoroughly into the details and sequence of the Gospel narratives. They therefore applied originally to an eminent theologian who accepted the proposal but whose elevation to the Episcopate prevented him from carrying it out. Under these circumstances application was made to me and I could not at first but shrink from a labour for which I felt that the atmplest leisure of a lifetime would be insufficient and powers incomparably greater than my own would still be utterly inadequate. But the considerations that were urged upon me came no doubt with additional force from the deep interest with which from the first I contemplated the design. I consented to make the effort knowing that I could at least promise to do my best and believing that he who does the best he can and also seeks the blessing of God upon his labours cannot finally and wholly fail. (SP)