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 50
... spiritually discerned , " 1 Cor . ii . 14. And indeed it is impossible that he can , so long as his mind is in this state , dis- cern the beauty of spiritual objects ; any more than a man , during the darkness of the night , can ...
... spiritually discerned , " 1 Cor . ii . 14. And indeed it is impossible that he can , so long as his mind is in this state , dis- cern the beauty of spiritual objects ; any more than a man , during the darkness of the night , can ...
Page 51
... spiritual things only , which consisteth merely in knowledge ; or the fructifying beams of the Sun of righte- ousness , making me spring and grow in grace ! 53 CONTEMPLATION II . ON THE SINGING OF A LARK THE MORNING . 51.
... spiritual things only , which consisteth merely in knowledge ; or the fructifying beams of the Sun of righte- ousness , making me spring and grow in grace ! 53 CONTEMPLATION II . ON THE SINGING OF A LARK THE MORNING . 51.
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... spiritual clouds in the winter of desertion , hangeth by , as it were , his harp on the willows , Ps . cxxxvii . 2. and falleth a mourning instead of singing the sweet songs of Zion : yet even then , he may be growing inwardly , though ...
... spiritual clouds in the winter of desertion , hangeth by , as it were , his harp on the willows , Ps . cxxxvii . 2. and falleth a mourning instead of singing the sweet songs of Zion : yet even then , he may be growing inwardly , though ...
Page 62
... spiritual nature , the Lord mak- eth himself known to them by his name JEHOVAH SHAMMAH , " the Lord is there , " Ezek . xlviii . 35. He is there to guide them safely through every difficulty ; for he will carry the lambs in his bosom ...
... spiritual nature , the Lord mak- eth himself known to them by his name JEHOVAH SHAMMAH , " the Lord is there , " Ezek . xlviii . 35. He is there to guide them safely through every difficulty ; for he will carry the lambs in his bosom ...
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... spiritual things , as before . While I am thus in serious meditation , I begin to be disturbed by a clamorous noise , which seems to come from the far- ther side of the hill ; methinks it is like the barking of dogs . Ah ! now I ...
... spiritual things , as before . While I am thus in serious meditation , I begin to be disturbed by a clamorous noise , which seems to come from the far- ther side of the hill ; methinks it is like the barking of dogs . Ah ! now I ...
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