Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, Volume 1Benjamin & Thomas Kite, 1817 - 537 pages |
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... hands from the circumstance of his having some years since had occasion to consider the great subject to which the life of that excellent man was devoted , which led to a subsequent acquaintance with him . And though he has to viii PREFACE ...
... hands from the circumstance of his having some years since had occasion to consider the great subject to which the life of that excellent man was devoted , which led to a subsequent acquaintance with him . And though he has to viii PREFACE ...
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... hand of the Almighty who " created me can change my heart . 6 " About two months ago I wrote my mother some particu- " lars of my state , and requested her prayers , for she is a " pious woman . In her answer , written by my sister , is ...
... hand of the Almighty who " created me can change my heart . 6 " About two months ago I wrote my mother some particu- " lars of my state , and requested her prayers , for she is a " pious woman . In her answer , written by my sister , is ...
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... hands the narrative of his life , and some of his letters ; " begged my careful perusal of them before I saw him again , and gave me a general invitation to breakfast with him " when and as often as I could . " Of the meeting ...
... hands the narrative of his life , and some of his letters ; " begged my careful perusal of them before I saw him again , and gave me a general invitation to breakfast with him " when and as often as I could . " Of the meeting ...
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... hand , that some may perceive in Mr. Buchanan's ingenuous statement , little more than an example of that sudden and enthusiastic conversion , which it is so much the custom to ridicule and to decry ; while , on the other , an equally ...
... hand , that some may perceive in Mr. Buchanan's ingenuous statement , little more than an example of that sudden and enthusiastic conversion , which it is so much the custom to ridicule and to decry ; while , on the other , an equally ...
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... hand of Providence in my not having been articled to " the law . I now beheld it as an unkindly and unprofitable ... hands of Him who alone is able to direct me . “ This day I still cherish the idea with delight . But I am “ much ...
... hand of Providence in my not having been articled to " the law . I now beheld it as an unkindly and unprofitable ... hands of Him who alone is able to direct me . “ This day I still cherish the idea with delight . But I am “ much ...
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Page 509 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day : the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads...
Page 127 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 199 - Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you...
Page 234 - ... if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God.
Page 172 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 166 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Page 519 - And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 114 - He has fought a good fight ; he has finished his course ; he has kept the faith...
Page 430 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the failing together ; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 206 - Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.