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1、ThePursuitofGodA.W.TozerContentsIntroductionbyDr.SamuelZwemerPreface1.FollowingHardAfterGod2.TheBlessednessofPossessingNothing3.RemovingtheVeil4.ApprehendingGod5.TheUniversalPresence6.TheSpeakingVoice7.TheGazeoftheSoul8.RestoringtheCreator-CreatureRelation9.MeeknessandRest10.TheSacramen
2、tofLivingIntroductionHereisamasterlystudyoftheinnerlifebyaheartthirstingafterGod,eagertograspatleasttheoutskirtsofHisways,theabyssofHisloveforsinners,andtheheightofHisunapproachablemaj-esty—anditwaswrittenbyabusypastorinChicago!WhocouldimagineDavidwritingthetwenty-thirdPsalmonSouthHalst
3、edStreet,oramedi-evalmysticfindinginspirationinasmallstudyonthesecondfloorofaframehouseonthevast,flatcheckerboardofendlessstreetsWherecrossthecrowdedwaysoflifeWheresoundthecriesofraceandclan,Inhauntsofwretchednessandneed,Onshadowedthresholddarkwithfears,Andpathswherehidetheluresofgreed.
4、..ButevenasDr.FrankMasonNorth,ofNewYork,saysinhisimmortalpoem,soMr.Tozersaysinthisbook:AbovethenoiseofselfishstrifeWehearThyvoice,OSonofMan.Myacquaintencewiththeauthorislimitedtobriefvisitsandlovingfellowshipinhischurch.ThereIdiscoveredaself-madescholar,anomnivorousreaderwitharemarkable
5、libraryoftheologi-calanddevotionalbooks,andonewhoseemedtoburnthemidnightoilinpursuitofGod.Hisbookistheresultoflongmeditationandmuchprayer.Itisnotacollectionofsermons.ItdoesnotdealwiththepulpitandthepewbutwiththesoulathirstforGod.ThechapterscouldbesummarizedinMoses’prayer,“Showmethyglory
6、,”orPaul’sexclamation,“OthedepthoftherichesbothofthewisdomandknowledgeofGod!”Itistheologynotoftheheadbutoftheheart.Thereisdeepinsight,sobrietyofstyle,andacatholicityofoutlookthatisrefreshing.Theauthorhasfewquotationsbutheknowsthesaintsandmysticsofthecentures—Augustine,NicholasofCusa,Tho
7、masaKempis,vonHegel,Finney,Wesleyandmanymore.Thetenchaptersareheartsearchingandtheprayersatthecloseofeachareforthecloset,notpulpit.IfeltthenearnessofGodwhilereadingthem.Hereisabookforeverypastor,missionary,anddevoutChristian.ItdealswiththedeepthingsofGodandtherichesofHisgrace.A