Rills from the Fountain of Life: Or, Sermons to ChildrenEvangelical Book Society, 1856 - 220 pages |
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... ness in travelling that way . There would be no safety even , unless you had a company of armed men to protect you . Protection , in travelling , is necessary if we would have pleasure in it . Now , the way of life through which we are ...
... ness in travelling that way . There would be no safety even , unless you had a company of armed men to protect you . Protection , in travelling , is necessary if we would have pleasure in it . Now , the way of life through which we are ...
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... ness in our way ? No , indeed . The want of a plea- sant prospect would make it as uncomfortable as it well could be . We should be all the time thinking about some of the beautiful roads we had travelled in our own country , like the ...
... ness in our way ? No , indeed . The want of a plea- sant prospect would make it as uncomfortable as it well could be . We should be all the time thinking about some of the beautiful roads we had travelled in our own country , like the ...
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... ness . And it is just the same in any other journey . Here , for example , is a stage - coach just starting on a journey of a hundred miles . Among the passen- gers are two young men . They are both going to the same place . They are ...
... ness . And it is just the same in any other journey . Here , for example , is a stage - coach just starting on a journey of a hundred miles . Among the passen- gers are two young men . They are both going to the same place . They are ...
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... ness of heaven ) " is not meat and drink , but right- eousness , and peace , and joy in the Holy Ghost . " The happiness of heaven will be found , in knowing and loving God , in studying his wonderful works , in growing more and more ...
... ness of heaven ) " is not meat and drink , but right- eousness , and peace , and joy in the Holy Ghost . " The happiness of heaven will be found , in knowing and loving God , in studying his wonderful works , in growing more and more ...
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... ness . " In other words , this was an industrious man ; there was no love of idleness about him , and this led to his success in life . I remember another anecdote , which plainly shows the advantages of industry . There was once a ...
... ness . " In other words , this was an industrious man ; there was no love of idleness about him , and this led to his success in life . I remember another anecdote , which plainly shows the advantages of industry . There was once a ...
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Page 134 - A heart in every thought renewed, And full of love divine; Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, A copy, Lord, of thine!
Page 170 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 133 - ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent ; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 22 - There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers ; Death like a narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours.
Page 147 - And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.
Page 203 - She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors: "Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
Page 189 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 209 - No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Page 188 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 134 - A humble, lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean, Which neither life nor death can part From Him...