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As this man is joyful in sowing his grain in the earth , so the great Husbandman ,
with infinitely more joy , soweth the seed of grace in the heart of a sinner ; for he
rejoiceth over his elect to do them good , Jer . xxxii . 41 . This husbandman , I ...
As this man is joyful in sowing his grain in the earth , so the great Husbandman ,
with infinitely more joy , soweth the seed of grace in the heart of a sinner ; for he
rejoiceth over his elect to do them good , Jer . xxxii . 41 . This husbandman , I ...
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the seed , and gives to every ridge its just proportion . With infinitely more care
doth the great Husbandman sow the good seed in the heart ; no place of it is
missed ; every faculty of the soul receiveth a proper measure of it : the
understanding ...
the seed , and gives to every ridge its just proportion . With infinitely more care
doth the great Husbandman sow the good seed in the heart ; no place of it is
missed ; every faculty of the soul receiveth a proper measure of it : the
understanding ...
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which would have intercepted the growth of the seed ; yet some of the weeds ,
and many of their poisonous roots , still remain there , but will be more and more
taken out as the seed springs up . In like manner , from the soul which the great ...
which would have intercepted the growth of the seed ; yet some of the weeds ,
and many of their poisonous roots , still remain there , but will be more and more
taken out as the seed springs up . In like manner , from the soul which the great ...
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The seed does not lie long hid in the earth , but soon springs up to view . In like
manner , the good seed will not lie long hid in that heart where it is sown , but
soon ap· pear in the man or womån ' s life and conversation . I observe in some ...
The seed does not lie long hid in the earth , but soon springs up to view . In like
manner , the good seed will not lie long hid in that heart where it is sown , but
soon ap· pear in the man or womån ' s life and conversation . I observe in some ...
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Ah ! this is the stony ground which our Lord telleth us of in the parable , where the
seed sprang up quickly , and because it had not much root , when the sun arose
it withered . Hear the beautiful inference which he maketh : “ But he that ...
Ah ! this is the stony ground which our Lord telleth us of in the parable , where the
seed sprang up quickly , and because it had not much root , when the sun arose
it withered . Hear the beautiful inference which he maketh : “ But he that ...
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Page 133 - For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; though my reins be consumed within me.
Page 85 - When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart.
Page 287 - Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, And shut thy doors about thee: Hide thyself as it were for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : The earth also shall disclose her blood, And shall no more cover her slain.
Page 286 - Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Page 226 - Passing through the street near her corner ; And he went the way to her house, In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night...
Page 256 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 115 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Page 163 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 227 - He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ; till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Page 279 - How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
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| Title | A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Publisher | author, 1806 |
| Length | 338 pages |
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