The Christian's Pocket Companion: Consisting of Select Texts of the New Testament, with Suitable Observations in Prose and Verse for Every Day in the Year. [With a Preface by John Wesley.] |
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Page 42
A Confession which is humble and sincere can fecure him from them ; but to
make it such , it must proceed from the Hatred of Sin , and from the Love of God .
Both these are the Fruit of the Blood of Christ ; and to that adorable Blood God
owes ...
A Confession which is humble and sincere can fecure him from them ; but to
make it such , it must proceed from the Hatred of Sin , and from the Love of God .
Both these are the Fruit of the Blood of Christ ; and to that adorable Blood God
owes ...
Page 52
In the Holes of this Rock we must hide ourselves ; from thence we must draw all
our Strength , By our illustrious Gen ' ral fir ' d , We no Extreams would fear ,
Prepar ' d to struggle and to bleed , If Thou , our Lord , be near . We ' ll trace the
Foot ...
In the Holes of this Rock we must hide ourselves ; from thence we must draw all
our Strength , By our illustrious Gen ' ral fir ' d , We no Extreams would fear ,
Prepar ' d to struggle and to bleed , If Thou , our Lord , be near . We ' ll trace the
Foot ...
Page 60
Let us leave that to perish , which must perish : Let us save our immortal Part . —
There is nothing among all the good Things of the World , which : : deserves we
fould hazard our Lives for it , much less our Souls . Life is short , Death is at the ...
Let us leave that to perish , which must perish : Let us save our immortal Part . —
There is nothing among all the good Things of the World , which : : deserves we
fould hazard our Lives for it , much less our Souls . Life is short , Death is at the ...
Page 61
When we have once quitted the World we must not think any more of it , . nor
return to our former Inclinations , when God has weaned us from them . - A Man is
sometimes so great an Enemy to his own Good , that he regrets the Loss of
wicked ...
When we have once quitted the World we must not think any more of it , . nor
return to our former Inclinations , when God has weaned us from them . - A Man is
sometimes so great an Enemy to his own Good , that he regrets the Loss of
wicked ...
Page 62
The Love alone of this short and perishing Life can make us resolve to lose All in
Order to save it ; but we must resolve to lofa even this Life it self for the sake of
One infinitely better and eternal . - - - Had we but Faith should we not be willing to
...
The Love alone of this short and perishing Life can make us resolve to lose All in
Order to save it ; but we must resolve to lofa even this Life it self for the sake of
One infinitely better and eternal . - - - Had we but Faith should we not be willing to
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Page 126 - When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Page 91 - Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Page 298 - After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; And cried with a loud voice ; saying; Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Page 168 - And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie:. but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Page 260 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Page 108 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, LORD, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Page 359 - Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 333 - For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Page 27 - And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord ; (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Page 291 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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| Title | The Christian's Pocket Companion: Consisting of Select Texts of the New Testament, with Suitable Observations in Prose and Verse for Every Day in the Year. [With a Preface by John Wesley.] |
| Author | John BARNES (of Pembroke.) |
| Editor | John BARNES (of Pembroke.) |
| Publisher | Carmarthen, 1765 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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