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... accomplish all the great purposes for which it was contrived . The question then occurs , Did the things around us come into existence of their own accord , and arrange themselves in such beauti- ful order , and do they carry on their ...
... accomplish all the great purposes for which it was contrived . The question then occurs , Did the things around us come into existence of their own accord , and arrange themselves in such beauti- ful order , and do they carry on their ...
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... accomplish- ment of them . The wisdom of God consists in having the knowledge to discern what is best , and having the disposition to employ the most effectual means to accomplish his plans . God in his infinite wisdom presides at the ...
... accomplish- ment of them . The wisdom of God consists in having the knowledge to discern what is best , and having the disposition to employ the most effectual means to accomplish his plans . God in his infinite wisdom presides at the ...
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... accomplish the pur- poses he has formed , and the ends he has proposed . There can be no defect in His superintendance and control . No error or mistake can be made . No want of judgment as to things present , or want of foresight as to ...
... accomplish the pur- poses he has formed , and the ends he has proposed . There can be no defect in His superintendance and control . No error or mistake can be made . No want of judgment as to things present , or want of foresight as to ...
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... accomplished if the inhabitants of the earth did not experience a sufficient degree of light and heat ; if water could not , in every part , circulate without impediment ; and if the winds were not suffered to blow unretarded by ...
... accomplished if the inhabitants of the earth did not experience a sufficient degree of light and heat ; if water could not , in every part , circulate without impediment ; and if the winds were not suffered to blow unretarded by ...
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... accomplished the very object against which they were directed . He was afraid lest the people of Israel should grow too mighty , and therefore he oppressed them to prevent their increase , which made them both stronger and more numerous ...
... accomplished the very object against which they were directed . He was afraid lest the people of Israel should grow too mighty , and therefore he oppressed them to prevent their increase , which made them both stronger and more numerous ...
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Page 98 - Let no man say when he is tempted ; I am tempted of God ; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed : then, when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin ; and sin, .when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Page 26 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory : For the pillars of the earth are the LORD s, And he hath set the world upon them.
Page 177 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 45 - THESE, as they change, ALMIGHTY FATHER, these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of THEE. Forth in the pleasing Spring THY beauty walks, THY tenderness and love. Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And every sense, and every heart is joy.
Page 153 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years...
Page 230 - When all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 80 - Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, Even the Most High, thy habitation ; There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Page 214 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 206 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 45 - THESE, as they change, Almighty Father, these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of Thee. Forth in the pleasing Spring Thy beauty walks, Thy tenderness and love. Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And every sense, and every heart is joy.