Excerpt from Contending for the Faith, or the Fountain of LoveWe perceive not only the existence of contending elements, as manifested in the condition of society, but we observe also, that we are wanting the strength necessary to overcome pernicious in¿uences. Of this, Paul was evidently conscious when he said, But how to perform that which is good (in my own strength) I find not.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.