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 45
... never be able to extin- guish . This first promise of the gospel , like the natural dawn , unfolded itself still more and more , through all the Old Testament dispens sation , until at length it shined in the per- C 2 THE MORNING . 45.
... never be able to extin- guish . This first promise of the gospel , like the natural dawn , unfolded itself still more and more , through all the Old Testament dispens sation , until at length it shined in the per- C 2 THE MORNING . 45.
Page 65
... never known to stray in such paths af- terwards . The wicked in no age of the church could ever run one step against the flock of God , till they were either ordered or permitted by the great Shepherd ; which indeed he hath often done ...
... never known to stray in such paths af- terwards . The wicked in no age of the church could ever run one step against the flock of God , till they were either ordered or permitted by the great Shepherd ; which indeed he hath often done ...
Page 85
... never takes the traveller at a disadvantage , but gives him timely warn- ing of his going down , by his cooling the evening , and making the shadows long ; so that if he be benighted and lie in the fields , he has only himself to blame ...
... never takes the traveller at a disadvantage , but gives him timely warn- ing of his going down , by his cooling the evening , and making the shadows long ; so that if he be benighted and lie in the fields , he has only himself to blame ...
Page 91
... never properly discover , but now he seeth them all clearly , and they are truly loathsome to his view ; whereas he thought himself " rich , and encreased with goods , " having need of nothing ; " now he know- eth himself to be only ...
... never properly discover , but now he seeth them all clearly , and they are truly loathsome to his view ; whereas he thought himself " rich , and encreased with goods , " having need of nothing ; " now he know- eth himself to be only ...
Page 94
... never sow- eth with the good seed . How careful then ought I to be in examining myself , whether this law - work have taken place in my heart ! and if my fallow ground have thus been ploughed and broken up ! if the Husband- man have ...
... never sow- eth with the good seed . How careful then ought I to be in examining myself , whether this law - work have taken place in my heart ! and if my fallow ground have thus been ploughed and broken up ! if the Husband- man have ...
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Adam Almighty beams beasts beautiful bees behold blessed Canaan cast Christ Jesus cometh CONTEMPLATION crea creation creature darkness death delight destroyed devil divine divine grace doth earth enemies eternal everlasting evil Ezek faith Father field flesh flock flower fruit glory God's goeth gospel grace green bay tree green pastures ground grow hand happy hath heart heaven holy Husbandman infinite wrath Israel JOHN MOIR John vi John x kingdom of heaven live Lord Luke maketh manner Matt mercy Nadab nature ness night ordinances plant pleasure plough Prov Psal Psalm putteth reason rejoice rience root saith Satan Saviour saying seed shepherd shew sinner sins soul sown spiritual spring Sun of righteousness swallow sweet thee ther thereof things thorns thou tion trees ture unto wicked wisdom wise wonder wood