The Life that Now is: SermonsFuller, 1871 - 351 pages |
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... angels would reveal it , if such a thing as this im- perfection were possible in heaven , by a brooding , watchful tenderness which knows no measure ; which will guard and keep from the child itself the sense of the absent gift , while ...
... angels would reveal it , if such a thing as this im- perfection were possible in heaven , by a brooding , watchful tenderness which knows no measure ; which will guard and keep from the child itself the sense of the absent gift , while ...
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... angel came to take him , he was not unclothed , but clothed upon ; mortali- ty was swallowed up of life . I treasure a small drawing by Millais . It is the figure of a woman bound fast to a pillar far within tide mark . The sea is ...
... angel came to take him , he was not unclothed , but clothed upon ; mortali- ty was swallowed up of life . I treasure a small drawing by Millais . It is the figure of a woman bound fast to a pillar far within tide mark . The sea is ...
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... angels ' food , so long as they were still in the flesh . And I have no idea of what was grown in Eden ; but I know that if Eden did not grow such a variety in its harvests as this that now blesses all civilized men , it was not so good ...
... angels ' food , so long as they were still in the flesh . And I have no idea of what was grown in Eden ; but I know that if Eden did not grow such a variety in its harvests as this that now blesses all civilized men , it was not so good ...
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... angels gather all . We think of this as the harvest - time : harvest be- gan when we felt the breath of the first snow- drop , and blessed it for heralding the glory of the year ; and this is the truth that fills the soul fullest of the ...
... angels gather all . We think of this as the harvest - time : harvest be- gan when we felt the breath of the first snow- drop , and blessed it for heralding the glory of the year ; and this is the truth that fills the soul fullest of the ...
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... angels gathered ; and , God forgive me , it was the way I tried to teach others . Adam , Seth , Enoch , Methuselah , Lameclı , Noah , Shem , and so down to Abraham and Lot , with a patch somewhere on one side for Melchis- edec ; then by ...
... angels gathered ; and , God forgive me , it was the way I tried to teach others . Adam , Seth , Enoch , Methuselah , Lameclı , Noah , Shem , and so down to Abraham and Lot , with a patch somewhere on one side for Melchis- edec ; then by ...
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Page 163 - Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves: for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him'?
Page 25 - For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Page 128 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 165 - Ask, and it shall be given you : seek, and you shall find : knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Page 77 - ... hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth...
Page 326 - GROW old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, "A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!
Page 138 - And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 4 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away ; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Page 138 - Nay, not so," Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerly still ; and said, " I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fellow-men.
Page 138 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?