A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Seasonauthor, 1806 - 338 pages |
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Page 31
... hold their slippery prey . All which show the bounty and care of the indulgent Creator , who hath left none of his creatures destitute of suit- able means for preserving life . But though these kinds find ample provision in the wa- ters ...
... hold their slippery prey . All which show the bounty and care of the indulgent Creator , who hath left none of his creatures destitute of suit- able means for preserving life . But though these kinds find ample provision in the wa- ters ...
Page 36
... holds them , communicated to the soul . By it we can find our way amidst the pathless ocean ; distinguish faces , however much a- like ; view the curiosities of machinery ; take up the stateliness , elegancy , and ornaments of ...
... holds them , communicated to the soul . By it we can find our way amidst the pathless ocean ; distinguish faces , however much a- like ; view the curiosities of machinery ; take up the stateliness , elegancy , and ornaments of ...
Page 82
... hold of it , and hold for life ? But no sooner doth he see his interest in Christ , than he loveth him main- ly because of his own excellency , and what he hath done for him , even far more than on account of the good things he hath pur ...
... hold of it , and hold for life ? But no sooner doth he see his interest in Christ , than he loveth him main- ly because of his own excellency , and what he hath done for him , even far more than on account of the good things he hath pur ...
Page 84
... with the eye of faith , as still shin- ing for their good in the firmament of his grace , though the eye of sense may not be- hold him , still hoping and waiting for a brighter day , when their sky shall be clear- ed 84 THE SUN .
... with the eye of faith , as still shin- ing for their good in the firmament of his grace , though the eye of sense may not be- hold him , still hoping and waiting for a brighter day , when their sky shall be clear- ed 84 THE SUN .
Page 93
... loosened , yet if it be not sown with the good seed , and farther cultivated by the Holy Ghost , those weeds and poisonous bitter roots will take faster hold of the ac cursed soil , and spring up more vile and numerous F 2 PLOUGHING . 93.
... loosened , yet if it be not sown with the good seed , and farther cultivated by the Holy Ghost , those weeds and poisonous bitter roots will take faster hold of the ac cursed soil , and spring up more vile and numerous F 2 PLOUGHING . 93.
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