Creator
Daniel Muir [Father]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
you wants have been cut off in the midst of your folly. Al that you are attempting to Show the [underlined: Holy Spirit] of God gives the believer to [underlined: See] at one [underlined: glance] of the eye. for according to the Tract. I sent you they can See gods love power. & glory in [underlined: every thing]. and it has the effect of turning away their Sight & Eys from the things that are Seen & temperal to the things that are not Seen & eternal. [underlined: according] [underlined: to Gods holy word] It is of no use to look through a glass darkley when we have the [underlined: Gosple] & its [underlined: fulfillment]. and when the true [underlined: practable] believer has got the God head in fellowship with himself all the time. & reigning in his heart all the time. I know that the World & the church of the World will glory in Such as you. but how can they believe which receivehonour one of another & Seek not the honour that cometh from god only. John 5:44. you cannot warm the heart of the Saint of God. with your cold icey toped mountains. O my dear Son come away from them to the Spirit of God & His finished work. presented to you . with out money & price. it will kindle a flame of Secred fire in your heart that will never go out. & then you will go & willing expend it upon other icey hearts & you will thus be blessed infinetly in tribulation and eternaly through Jesus Christ who is made unto us of God wisdom righteousness. Sanctification and redemption 1 Cor 1:30.31. An the best & Soonest way of geting quit of the writing and publishing your Book is to [underlined: burn] [underlined: it]. & then [underlined: it]
Location
Portage City, [Wisc]
Date Original
1874 Mar 19
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0047-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0047
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
