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... never be changed from its present form ; thus in the present edition not a single change will be found , and only one addition , the Litany at page 153 . " It was a deep joy to him that the Voices of Comfort ' should have been the means ...
... never be changed from its present form ; thus in the present edition not a single change will be found , and only one addition , the Litany at page 153 . " It was a deep joy to him that the Voices of Comfort ' should have been the means ...
Page xvii
... never could , as they never were meant , to fill the empty spaces of our being , there are unspeakable joys which may be ours instead , -that the best condition of man's life here , even could we gain it , is immeasurably below the ...
... never could , as they never were meant , to fill the empty spaces of our being , there are unspeakable joys which may be ours instead , -that the best condition of man's life here , even could we gain it , is immeasurably below the ...
Page xviii
... never be any of these things , for the faithful in Christ , hereafter . Instead of bear- ing a cross , they shall carry palms , the emblems of triumph ; instead of the weary land , there shall be the very Land of Promise ; instead of a ...
... never be any of these things , for the faithful in Christ , hereafter . Instead of bear- ing a cross , they shall carry palms , the emblems of triumph ; instead of the weary land , there shall be the very Land of Promise ; instead of a ...
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... never satisfy their longing souls . They can trust Him now , though once they shrank from His cup in fear ; and He who , in the garden of His agony , did , Himself , for one moment shrink from His Father's cup , does not chide His ...
... never satisfy their longing souls . They can trust Him now , though once they shrank from His cup in fear ; and He who , in the garden of His agony , did , Himself , for one moment shrink from His Father's cup , does not chide His ...
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... never - failing river , ever running into the ocean of divine excellency , pass- ing on in the channels of duty and a constant obedience , and never ceasing to be what it is , till it comes to what it desires to be ; still being a river ...
... never - failing river , ever running into the ocean of divine excellency , pass- ing on in the channels of duty and a constant obedience , and never ceasing to be what it is , till it comes to what it desires to be ; still being a river ...
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Page 268 - For God speaketh once, Yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed ; Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, That he my withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.
Page 252 - Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart : Be strong, fear not : behold your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense ; he will come and save you.
Page 171 - But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
Page 336 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 19 - Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Page 285 - Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Page 1 - And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this ciip from me : nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Page 60 - Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of : but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Page 244 - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities : for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Page 252 - And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.