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Page iv
... knowledge ; to the cherishing of de- vout affections , and the maintenance of an holy life . The very circumstance , therefore , to which we have alluded , may give to this selection an additional interest to the mind of the serious ...
... knowledge ; to the cherishing of de- vout affections , and the maintenance of an holy life . The very circumstance , therefore , to which we have alluded , may give to this selection an additional interest to the mind of the serious ...
Page x
... knowledge . His course had been originally intended for occupation in the labors of agriculture ; but his earnest entreaties , seconded by those of his mother , in connexion with the feeble state of his health , induced a change in his ...
... knowledge . His course had been originally intended for occupation in the labors of agriculture ; but his earnest entreaties , seconded by those of his mother , in connexion with the feeble state of his health , induced a change in his ...
Page xviii
... knowledge of mysteries and dark questions ; that there- fore they need not angrily censure others for their opinions , nor be ruffled by the hard judgment , which others may pass upon their religious state , merely on account of their ...
... knowledge of mysteries and dark questions ; that there- fore they need not angrily censure others for their opinions , nor be ruffled by the hard judgment , which others may pass upon their religious state , merely on account of their ...
Page lxiv
... knowledge of the hu- man heart guided him to the best methods of influence in this capacity . The qualifications , which might fur- nish him for the highest degree of usefulness in the pastoral relation , had been the subject of his ...
... knowledge of the hu- man heart guided him to the best methods of influence in this capacity . The qualifications , which might fur- nish him for the highest degree of usefulness in the pastoral relation , had been the subject of his ...
Page lxviii
... knowledge of the Bible , and of the interest in re- ligious inquiries , they have ever since retained . His manner was very peculiar and easy , cheerful , familiar , gentle , winning their confidence at once , and yet lxviii MEMOIR .
... knowledge of the Bible , and of the interest in re- ligious inquiries , they have ever since retained . His manner was very peculiar and easy , cheerful , familiar , gentle , winning their confidence at once , and yet lxviii MEMOIR .
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Page 143 - And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 227 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 3 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Page 182 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, " Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord." Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 47 - By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 213 - Lord to prepare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 185 - Now unto Him that is able to keep us from falling, and. to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.
Page 17 - And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation : Neither shall they say, Lo here ! or, lo there ! for, Behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Page 116 - I am the LORD'S"; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Page 169 - Solomon's porch ; and of the rest durst no man join himself to them. But the people magnified them ; and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women ; insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.