Devotional exercises, for the use of young personsWilson and Sons, 1826 - 243 pages |
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... Jesus Christ 101 ..... SATURDAY MORNING . On Friendship ...... 108 SATURDAY EVENING . Thoughts suggested by the Conclusion of a Week 116 SUBJECTS ÓF THE REFLECTIONS . Second Weck . Page SUNDAY X SUBJECTS OF THE REFLECTIONS .
... Jesus Christ 101 ..... SATURDAY MORNING . On Friendship ...... 108 SATURDAY EVENING . Thoughts suggested by the Conclusion of a Week 116 SUBJECTS ÓF THE REFLECTIONS . Second Weck . Page SUNDAY X SUBJECTS OF THE REFLECTIONS .
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... Jesus our Lord lives , his followers shall live also ; as he could not be holden by death , neither shall they be the eternal prisoners of the tomb ; they shall be raised to the same immortal joys , and gradually changed into his image ...
... Jesus our Lord lives , his followers shall live also ; as he could not be holden by death , neither shall they be the eternal prisoners of the tomb ; they shall be raised to the same immortal joys , and gradually changed into his image ...
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... Jesus Christ ! may I deeply impress upon my mind the religious instruction I shall receive , and set a high value upon that knowledge which will make me wise unto salvation . May I diligently learn the principles of that holy religion ...
... Jesus Christ ! may I deeply impress upon my mind the religious instruction I shall receive , and set a high value upon that knowledge which will make me wise unto salvation . May I diligently learn the principles of that holy religion ...
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... fit to bestow upon me , as the disciple of Jesus Christ , thy Son ; and by him , ascribe unto thee all honour and praise for ever . Amen . D 2 TUESDAY MORNING . Reflections . " I WENT by the DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES . 51.
... fit to bestow upon me , as the disciple of Jesus Christ , thy Son ; and by him , ascribe unto thee all honour and praise for ever . Amen . D 2 TUESDAY MORNING . Reflections . " I WENT by the DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES . 51.
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... Jesus Christ from the dead , has inspired into the minds of frail and perishable men . May I never be unmindful of thy goodness , nor cease to express my gratitude by an unwearied obedience to all thy will . In this important period of ...
... Jesus Christ from the dead , has inspired into the minds of frail and perishable men . May I never be unmindful of thy goodness , nor cease to express my gratitude by an unwearied obedience to all thy will . In this important period of ...
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Page 52 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 7 - O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 76 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance ? Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Page 78 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Page 230 - For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.
Page 18 - Because I have called, and ye refused ; I have stretched out My hand, and no man regarded ; but ye have set at nought all My counsel, and would none of My reproof; I also will laugh at your calamity ; I will mock when your fear comcth ; when your fear cometh...
Page 119 - I call upon my soul and all that is within me to bless and praise his holy name. For although I was 'troubled on every side, yet not distressed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
Page 136 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do 2.
Page 41 - Receive my instruction and not silver ; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies ; and all the things that may be desired arc not to be compared to it I, Wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Page 137 - For his eyes are upon the ways of man, And he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.