Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2018-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 93 Church, J. (John) Church, John Church, John (Preacher) Ruhamah The Descent of the Branch into the Waters of Sorrow, to Bring up the Election of Grace Being the Substance of a Sermon, Preached by J. Church, of the Surrey Tabernacle Transcribed from the 1817 R. Thomas edition by David Price. Many thanks to the British Library for allowing their copy to be consulted "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.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sermons, English -- 19th century BV Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 61384 2025-06-23T10:33:33.429101 text/html 56566 2018-12-26T16:30:31 text/html 96596 2025-06-23T10:33:35.986108 application/epub+zip 94108 2025-06-23T10:33:34.029059 application/epub+zip 71126 2025-06-23T10:33:33.706085 application/epub+zip 126076 2025-06-23T10:33:37.487088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115353 2025-06-23T10:33:35.622041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93685 2022-09-26T14:56:15.608810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51629 2025-06-23T10:33:33.261043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51611 2018-12-26T16:29:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18443 2025-06-23T10:33:37.626091 application/rdf+xml 15501 2025-06-23T10:33:33.785040 image/jpeg 3201 2025-06-23T10:33:33.745057 image/jpeg 19791 2018-12-26T16:32:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 87426 2018-12-26T16:32:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 90060 2025-06-23T10:33:33.446043 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia