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 44
... putteth me in mind of the creation of the world , when God said , " Let there be light , and there was light . " Gen. i . 3. Had that omnipotent , infinitely gracious word , not been spoken , how miser- able , if at all , had our world ...
... putteth me in mind of the creation of the world , when God said , " Let there be light , and there was light . " Gen. i . 3. Had that omnipotent , infinitely gracious word , not been spoken , how miser- able , if at all , had our world ...
Page 66
... putteth me in mind of that beau- tiful parable uttered by our Lord , " What 66 man of you , having an hundred sheep , if " he lose one of them , doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness , and go " after that which is lost ...
... putteth me in mind of that beau- tiful parable uttered by our Lord , " What 66 man of you , having an hundred sheep , if " he lose one of them , doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness , and go " after that which is lost ...
Page 136
... . 29 . There I perceive many of the stumps of the trees are begun to sprout forth . This putteth me in mind of what the man of pa- tience beautifully expresseth in these words : 1 For there is hope of a tree , if 130 A WOOD .
... . 29 . There I perceive many of the stumps of the trees are begun to sprout forth . This putteth me in mind of what the man of pa- tience beautifully expresseth in these words : 1 For there is hope of a tree , if 130 A WOOD .
Page 153
... putteth me in mind of those whom the apostle speaketh of , who for fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage , Heb . ΓΌ . 15. a proper fear of death is very 1 commendable , but a slavish fear of it is high- A WOOD . 153.
... putteth me in mind of those whom the apostle speaketh of , who for fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage , Heb . ΓΌ . 15. a proper fear of death is very 1 commendable , but a slavish fear of it is high- A WOOD . 153.
Page 162
... and saluta- ry counsels , to support others who are afflic- ted with such . This tree also putteth me in mind of those variegated rods of the same wood , which Jacob used to encrease his wages from his deceitful father 162 A WOOD .
... and saluta- ry counsels , to support others who are afflic- ted with such . This tree also putteth me in mind of those variegated rods of the same wood , which Jacob used to encrease his wages from his deceitful father 162 A WOOD .
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