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If the king of Israel was lost in thought at viewing this afar off , what ought we to be
who live in gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the contemplative
mind up the stream of creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David
...
If the king of Israel was lost in thought at viewing this afar off , what ought we to be
who live in gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the contemplative
mind up the stream of creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David
...
Page 31
But though these kinds find ample provision in the waters , what becomes of
those that live wholely.on the land , which neither sow nor gather into barns ?
Shall they starve ? No : for we are told our heavenly Father feedeth them . Mat . vi
. 26 .
But though these kinds find ample provision in the waters , what becomes of
those that live wholely.on the land , which neither sow nor gather into barns ?
Shall they starve ? No : for we are told our heavenly Father feedeth them . Mat . vi
. 26 .
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As I live , saith “ the Lord God , surely because my flock beprey , and my flock
became meat to every beast of the field , because there was no shepherd ,
neither did my shepherds " search for my but the shepherds fed “ themselves and
fed not ...
As I live , saith “ the Lord God , surely because my flock beprey , and my flock
became meat to every beast of the field , because there was no shepherd ,
neither did my shepherds " search for my but the shepherds fed “ themselves and
fed not ...
Page 121
A beautiful emblem this of what men ought to do : being all sprung from one root
by nature , ought not they to live as brethren , linking their concerns together ,
supporting and strengthening one another ? If this were the case , how stable
and ...
A beautiful emblem this of what men ought to do : being all sprung from one root
by nature , ought not they to live as brethren , linking their concerns together ,
supporting and strengthening one another ? If this were the case , how stable
and ...
Page 129
and earnestly besought us , who were not his friends , but enemies , and full of
enmity , to come under his shadow , eat of his fruit , and live for ever , Isa . lv . 1.
Matt . xi . 28. 2 Cor v . 20. John ji . 16 . O that I may then say from experience , “ I
sat ...
and earnestly besought us , who were not his friends , but enemies , and full of
enmity , to come under his shadow , eat of his fruit , and live for ever , Isa . lv . 1.
Matt . xi . 28. 2 Cor v . 20. John ji . 16 . O that I may then say from experience , “ I
sat ...
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| Title | A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Publisher | author, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 338 pages |
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