A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Seasonauthor, 1806 - 338 pages |
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... gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the con- templative mind up the stream of creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David , and so should they do to us . All the works which we behold shew forth his wis ...
... gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the con- templative mind up the stream of creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David , and so should they do to us . All the works which we behold shew forth his wis ...
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... could the gospel and civilization be spread through the globe . And may we not see a manifestation of divine wisdom in making every sea to have communication one with 1 · D another , the Dead Sea and Caspian ex- 26 CREATION .
... could the gospel and civilization be spread through the globe . And may we not see a manifestation of divine wisdom in making every sea to have communication one with 1 · D another , the Dead Sea and Caspian ex- 26 CREATION .
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... darkness , and worn out a short life in wretchedness and grief . But this calleth to my memory a still more interesting subject ; namely , the fall of man , A and the first promise of the Gospel ; when Adam 44 DAWN OF.
... darkness , and worn out a short life in wretchedness and grief . But this calleth to my memory a still more interesting subject ; namely , the fall of man , A and the first promise of the Gospel ; when Adam 44 DAWN OF.
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... Gospel ; when Adam , by his awful apostacy from the path of rectitude , eternally benighted , not only himself , but all his posterity , in misery and woe : Thus was man in gross darkness , go- ing headlong down to the pit of ...
... Gospel ; when Adam , by his awful apostacy from the path of rectitude , eternally benighted , not only himself , but all his posterity , in misery and woe : Thus was man in gross darkness , go- ing headlong down to the pit of ...
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... , quickly arose from death , behind which cloud his humanity had set , for a very short time , ush- ering in the broad day of the everlasting gospel , to shine with additional splendour through all eternity . It is true , as he 46 DAWN OF.
... , quickly arose from death , behind which cloud his humanity had set , for a very short time , ush- ering in the broad day of the everlasting gospel , to shine with additional splendour through all eternity . It is true , as he 46 DAWN OF.
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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