Memoirs of the life, character, and labours of the rev. John Smith, late of Sheffieldauthor ; sold by John Mason, 1833 - 356 pages |
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... church of God . The admirers of Mr. Smith's character , it is hoped , will detect in the following Memoirs , no indisposition to do justice to his great and singular virtues ; while on the other hand , the impugners of his views , the ...
... church of God . The admirers of Mr. Smith's character , it is hoped , will detect in the following Memoirs , no indisposition to do justice to his great and singular virtues ; while on the other hand , the impugners of his views , the ...
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... church - Mr . Smith's fortitude in the approach of death - His hope of recognizing the saints in heaven- Several of his sayings noted - His death and interment- Funeral discourses - Paragraph from the Sheffield Mercury -Hints to ...
... church - Mr . Smith's fortitude in the approach of death - His hope of recognizing the saints in heaven- Several of his sayings noted - His death and interment- Funeral discourses - Paragraph from the Sheffield Mercury -Hints to ...
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... church and the honour of God ; and his mother , in the quietness and se- clusion of humble life , has long adorned her profession , and exerted that holy influence which belongs exclusively to maternal piety . From his earliest infancy ...
... church and the honour of God ; and his mother , in the quietness and se- clusion of humble life , has long adorned her profession , and exerted that holy influence which belongs exclusively to maternal piety . From his earliest infancy ...
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... receive them . His affec- tionate expostulations were not without success . Two of his former companions he had the hap- piness of bringing under the influence of divine grace , and of seeing united to the church of 12 MEMOIRS OF THE.
... receive them . His affec- tionate expostulations were not without success . Two of his former companions he had the hap- piness of bringing under the influence of divine grace , and of seeing united to the church of 12 MEMOIRS OF THE.
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Richard Treffry. grace , and of seeing united to the church of Christ ; the first fruits of a mighty harvest . Having become sensible also of the value of mental cultivation , and of his responsibility for the exercise of his ...
Richard Treffry. grace , and of seeing united to the church of Christ ; the first fruits of a mighty harvest . Having become sensible also of the value of mental cultivation , and of his responsibility for the exercise of his ...
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Page 112 - And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Page 303 - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you : and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Page 69 - Now the Lord is that Spirit : and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Page 70 - Create in me a elean heart ; O God" 349 1 OH, for a heart to praise my God ! A heart from sin set free...
Page 230 - A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death. The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light.
Page 95 - ... great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity.
Page 136 - O Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Page 227 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Page 112 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Page 250 - Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts.