A Spring Day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful SeasonAuthor, 1819 - 344 pages |
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... accursed death of the cross for man ; vile , sinful man , his avowed enemy ! O , unspeakable love ! was ever love like this ? Well might the royal Psalmist stand G amazed at it , when he considered that that God CREATION . 17.
... accursed death of the cross for man ; vile , sinful man , his avowed enemy ! O , unspeakable love ! was ever love like this ? Well might the royal Psalmist stand G amazed at it , when he considered that that God CREATION . 17.
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... sinful creature as man ! If the king of Israel was lost in thought at viewing this afar off , what ought we to be who live in gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the con- templative mind up the stream of creation to God the ...
... sinful creature as man ! If the king of Israel was lost in thought at viewing this afar off , what ought we to be who live in gospel days ! The works of nature naturally lead the con- templative mind up the stream of creation to God the ...
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... sins , that nothing less than the last drop of the heart's blood of our Lord could quench it , and wash them away . In the heart is that crimson fountain which sustains the whole human system ; but how from the ventricles it is forced ...
... sins , that nothing less than the last drop of the heart's blood of our Lord could quench it , and wash them away . In the heart is that crimson fountain which sustains the whole human system ; but how from the ventricles it is forced ...
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... sin , from the snares of Pagan and Romish superstition , and made to walk in the way everlasting , Psalm cxxxix . 24 .; and since to us , their children , the light of the glorious gospel still , shineth in our land , how ought we to ...
... sin , from the snares of Pagan and Romish superstition , and made to walk in the way everlasting , Psalm cxxxix . 24 .; and since to us , their children , the light of the glorious gospel still , shineth in our land , how ought we to ...
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... sin , and the beauty of holiness . But though light doth make manifest the deformities and beauties of objects in the natural world ; yet without the rays and salu- tary beams of the sun , nothing is cherished or brought forward to ...
... sin , and the beauty of holiness . But though light doth make manifest the deformities and beauties of objects in the natural world ; yet without the rays and salu- tary beams of the sun , nothing is cherished or brought forward to ...
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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