A Spring Day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful SeasonAuthor, 1818 - 344 pages |
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... gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the con- templative mind up the stream of creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David , and so should they do to us . All the works which we behold shew forth his wis ...
... gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the con- templative mind up the stream of creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David , and so should they do to us . All the works which we behold shew forth his wis ...
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... gospel and civilization be spread through the globe . And may we not see a manifes- tation of divine wisdom in making every sea to have communication one with another , the Dead Sea and Caspian excepted ; so that trading can be freely ...
... gospel and civilization be spread through the globe . And may we not see a manifes- tation of divine wisdom in making every sea to have communication one with another , the Dead Sea and Caspian excepted ; so that trading can be freely ...
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... Gospel ; when Adam , by his awful apostacy from the path of rectitude , eternally benighted , not only himself , but all his posterity , in misery and woe : Thus was man in gross darkness , going headlong down to the pit of destruction ...
... Gospel ; when Adam , by his awful apostacy from the path of rectitude , eternally benighted , not only himself , but all his posterity , in misery and woe : Thus was man in gross darkness , going headlong down to the pit of destruction ...
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... gospel , like the natural dawn , unfolded itself still more and more , through all the Old Testament dis- pensation , until at length it shined in the perfect day in the New . When Christ Jesus , the Sun of righteous- ness , arose with ...
... gospel , like the natural dawn , unfolded itself still more and more , through all the Old Testament dis- pensation , until at length it shined in the perfect day in the New . When Christ Jesus , the Sun of righteous- ness , arose with ...
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... gospel , to shine with additional splendour through all eternity . It is true , as he was God , his glory was the same from everlast- ing , and could admit of no increase --- but as he was man , it certainly did : " being " found in ...
... gospel , to shine with additional splendour through all eternity . It is true , as he was God , his glory was the same from everlast- ing , and could admit of no increase --- but as he was man , it certainly did : " being " found in ...
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Abihu Adam affliction Almighty beams beasts beautiful bees behold blessed body brook Canaan Christ Jesus ciii cometh CONTEMPLATION creation creature curse darkness death delight destroyed devil divine divine grace doth earth embrio enemies eternal everlasting evil Ezek faith Father field flesh flock flower fruit glory God's goeth gospel grace green bay tree ground grow hand hath heart heaven holy Husbandman infinite wrath Israel Jesus Christ John x light live Luke maketh manner Matt mercy mighty hand Nadab nature ness night ordinances planted pleasant pleasure plough Prov prove Psal Psalm putteth quadrupeds reason rejoice rience root royal Psalmist saith Satan saying seed shepherd sinner sins soul sown spiritual spring Sun of righteousness swallow sweet thee thereof things thorns thou tion trees unto wicked wisdom wise wonderful wood xxiii