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And indeed it is impossible that he can , so long as his mind is in this state ,
discern the beauty of spiritual objects ; any more than a man , during the
darkness of the night , can discover the beauties of creation ; till God , of his
infinite mercy ...
And indeed it is impossible that he can , so long as his mind is in this state ,
discern the beauty of spiritual objects ; any more than a man , during the
darkness of the night , can discover the beauties of creation ; till God , of his
infinite mercy ...
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How much doth it then concern me to examine whether I have experienced the
dawn of spiritual things only , which consisteth merely in knowledge , or the
fructifying beams of the Sun of righteousness , making me spring and grow in
grace !
How much doth it then concern me to examine whether I have experienced the
dawn of spiritual things only , which consisteth merely in knowledge , or the
fructifying beams of the Sun of righteousness , making me spring and grow in
grace !
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... even then , it is remarkable for being as fat , if not fatter , than when it rejoiced
in the cheerful morn of Spring . So a saint , when under spiritual clouds in the
winter of desertion , hangeth by , as it were , his harp on the willows , Psal .
cxxxvii ...
... even then , it is remarkable for being as fat , if not fatter , than when it rejoiced
in the cheerful morn of Spring . So a saint , when under spiritual clouds in the
winter of desertion , hangeth by , as it were , his harp on the willows , Psal .
cxxxvii ...
Page 63
people enter into trials , whether of a temporal or spiritual nature , the Lord
maketh 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 ...
people enter into trials , whether of a temporal or spiritual nature , the Lord
maketh 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 ...
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... and mar those pleasures , which held back his people ' s affections from
himself , so that they may set them on things above , renew their strength , go on
their Christian journey , and feed on the green pastures of spiritual things , as
before .
... and mar those pleasures , which held back his people ' s affections from
himself , so that they may set them on things above , renew their strength , go on
their Christian journey , and feed on the green pastures of spiritual things , as
before .
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| Title | A Spring Day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Author, 1819 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 344 pages |
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