Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Excerpt from The Secret Trials of the Christian Life Eyes of men, and known to none but the soul and god. The reality of our religion can indeed be tested, in some measure, by its visible fruits. The good works of some are manifest even before the day of Divine reward and of final separation. Though we cannot be certain about the sincerity of a man's words, or the expression of a man's face, yet after watching these for many years we can feel almost sure that such a one is utterly purposed that his mouth should not offend, almost sure that such a one is, as his countenance declares, bent upon serious things, given to soberness and prayer and courtesy. Though we cannot accurately describe the inner self. 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.