Excerpt from Illustrative Scripture Readings: A Pocket Companion for the Visitation of the Poor and Private Meditation The principal object of the Author in compiling the following illustrative scripture readings, has been to aid the Christian Visitor in his important work, by endeavouring to supply the long felt want of a concise, correct, and interesting arrangement of the Scriptures, adapted for reading to the poor. 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.