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 23
... roots in the earth , let us lie low in the valley of humility , nor dare to arraign the divine decrees , but saying , with the father of the faithful , " Shall " not the Judge of all the earth do right ? " Gen. xviii . 25 . Next , the ...
... roots in the earth , let us lie low in the valley of humility , nor dare to arraign the divine decrees , but saying , with the father of the faithful , " Shall " not the Judge of all the earth do right ? " Gen. xviii . 25 . Next , the ...
Page 90
... - confidence is left unturned over . I perceive this man with his plough turns up large quantities of filthy noxious weeds , and poisonous roots , which before lay un- discovered in the heart of the earth . In like 90 PLOUGHING .
... - confidence is left unturned over . I perceive this man with his plough turns up large quantities of filthy noxious weeds , and poisonous roots , which before lay un- discovered in the heart of the earth . In like 90 PLOUGHING .
Page 91
... roots of sin , that lay deep hid in the sinner's heart before , which till then he could never properly discover , but now he seeth them all clearly , and they are truly loathsome to his view ; whereas he thought himself " rich , and ...
... roots of sin , that lay deep hid in the sinner's heart before , which till then he could never properly discover , but now he seeth them all clearly , and they are truly loathsome to his view ; whereas he thought himself " rich , and ...
Page 93
... root , and grow more numerous than before , and it will in a very short time return to its former uncultivated state ... roots of sin turned up and loosened , yet if it be not sown with the good seed , and farther cultivated by the Holy ...
... root , and grow more numerous than before , and it will in a very short time return to its former uncultivated state ... roots of sin turned up and loosened , yet if it be not sown with the good seed , and farther cultivated by the Holy ...
Page 100
... roots , still remain there , but will be more and more taken out as the seed springs up . In like manner , from the soul ... root still remain , which will be taken more and more away as the believer groweth in grace , and the good seed ...
... roots , still remain there , but will be more and more taken out as the seed springs up . In like manner , from the soul ... root still remain , which will be taken more and more away as the believer groweth in grace , and the good seed ...
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