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Excerpt from Practical Error, and the Test of True Holiness: A Sermon, Delivered at the Ordination of Rev. Josiah Moore, as Pastor of the First Church and Society in Athol, December 8, 1830 By holiness we understand true excellence - disinterested goodness - an uniform desire - a constant endeavor - a general habit of doing right from a right motive. And to see the Lord is to enjoy his favor - to be admitted to those peculiar privileges which are found in his presence. And the meaning of the text is, no one whose life is not penetrated and pervaded by the spirit of religion, and whose actions are not directed by its principles shall enjoy the promised rewards of immortality and bliss. A truth so clear and momentous, one would think, could not be misunderstood, and would not be evaded. To keep it alive in the world extraordinary means have been adopted by the providence of God. It was preached by the ancient prophets. It was taught by the Son of the most high; and all the means and motives and sanctions of his religion inculcate it. For this, its institutions were appointed - to keep alive and explain this, is the great purpose of the Christian ministry. 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.