A Spring Day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful SeasonAuthor, 1819 - 344 pages |
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Page 22
... roots in the earth , let us lie low in the valley of humility , nor dare to arraign the divine decrees , but say , 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 say , with the father of the faithful , " Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? " Gen. xviii . 25 . Next , the ...
Page 92
... - consequence 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 undis- covered in the heart of the earth . In like 92 PLOUGHING .
... - consequence 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 undis- covered in the heart of the earth . In like 92 PLOUGHING .
Page 93
... 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 95
... 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 PLOUGHING . 95.
... 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 PLOUGHING . 95.
Page 96
... roots will take faster hold of the ac- cursed soil , and spring up more vile and nu- merous than ever , and very soon will it be- come as barren and hard as before , if not a great deal harder . As the farmer may plough some of his ...
... roots will take faster hold of the ac- cursed soil , and spring up more vile and nu- merous than ever , and very soon will it be- come as barren and hard as before , if not a great deal harder . As the farmer may plough some of his ...
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Abihu Adam affliction Almighty beams beasts beautiful bees behold blessed body brook Canaan Christ Jesus ciii cometh CONTEMPLATION creation creature curse darkness death delight destroyed devil divine divine grace doth earth embrio enemies eternal everlasting evil Ezek faith Father field flesh flock flower fruit glory God's goeth gospel grace green bay tree ground grow hand happy hath heart heaven holy Husbandman infinite wrath Israel Jesus Christ John x kingdom of heaven light live Luke maketh manner Matt mercy mighty hand Nadab nature ness night ordinances planted pleasure plough Prov Psal Psalm putteth quadrupeds reason rejoice root royal Psalmist saith Satan saying seed shepherd sinner sins soul sown spiritual spring Sun of righteousness swallow sweet thee thereof things thorns thou tion trees unto wicked wisdom wise wonderful wood xxiii