The Life of Lady Guion, Volume 1Abraham Shearman, 1805 - 374 pages |
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... Charity , Meekness , Resignation , Fortitude and Stability ; her Labours , Travels , Sufferings and Services , for the Conversion of Souls to GOD ; and her great Success , in some Places , in that best of all Employments on the Earth ...
... Charity , Meekness , Resignation , Fortitude and Stability ; her Labours , Travels , Sufferings and Services , for the Conversion of Souls to GOD ; and her great Success , in some Places , in that best of all Employments on the Earth ...
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... charity ; that their manner of acting towards her was a dis- pensation of GOD , to purify her , to which end he shut their eyes , that they might fall into the mis- takes necessary to produce the effect he designed by it ; and that ...
... charity ; that their manner of acting towards her was a dis- pensation of GOD , to purify her , to which end he shut their eyes , that they might fall into the mis- takes necessary to produce the effect he designed by it ; and that ...
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... charity . They would ren- der us true disciples and imitators of JESUS CHRIST . And indeed , without this no man is his , but in ima- gination ; nor a christian but in name . " FORMERLY , to purify the christians , God made use of the ...
... charity . They would ren- der us true disciples and imitators of JESUS CHRIST . And indeed , without this no man is his , but in ima- gination ; nor a christian but in name . " FORMERLY , to purify the christians , God made use of the ...
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... charity , and to walk humbly with GOD ; whose hearts breathed , and whose actions tended to no- thing else but Glory to God in the highest ; on earth Peace , Good - will to men . They joyfully feel a . bro- therhood with such worthies ...
... charity , and to walk humbly with GOD ; whose hearts breathed , and whose actions tended to no- thing else but Glory to God in the highest ; on earth Peace , Good - will to men . They joyfully feel a . bro- therhood with such worthies ...
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... charity toward those who were , in their places , excellent patterns , pro- bably far excelling their forward censurers , in a con- stant devotion of soul to God , even under such dis- advantages as they have never known , and such op ...
... charity toward those who were , in their places , excellent patterns , pro- bably far excelling their forward censurers , in a con- stant devotion of soul to God , even under such dis- advantages as they have never known , and such op ...
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Page 210 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Page 223 - I have had before me as a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day a policy of true Canadianism, of moderation, of conciliation.
Page 116 - Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon...
Page 210 - Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Page 261 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Page 328 - While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
Page xxii - Let the woman learn in silence, with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
Page 285 - And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee, and sayest thou. Who touched me? 46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me : for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
Page 260 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Page 336 - For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am 1 in the midst of them.