Excerpt from A Memoir of the Rev. John Edwards Emerson: First Pastor of the Whitefield Congregational Church in Newburyfort, Mass;, With Extracts From His Writings But the Messiah comes to furnish a per fect example, as well as a perfect theory. He comes to live, as well as to teach Christianity; and a system through which Shines the lustre Of his eminent virtues, a system radiant with the beauty, loveliness and holiness Of his character, this is the power Of God and the wisdom of God unto the salvation Of men. 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.