'Choice sayings of dying saints'.William Oliphant and Company, 1866 - 158 pages |
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a-dying affliction angels answered asked blessed blood body brethren called Christ Jesus Christian Church Church of Scotland cloud of witnesses comfort covenant creature death desire discourse doth dying saint earth Edinburgh eminent saint enemy eternal everlasting exclaimed exhorted expressed eyes faith Father fear feel free grace glorious glory God's godliness Gospel grace hand hast hath heard heart heaven heavenly holy honour hope Israel Jesus Christ John Bradford JOHN WILLISON Jonathan Edwards last illness live look Lord Jesus Lord's mercy mind minister Mount Nebo ness never pain paroxysms peace praise pray prayer preached raptures Redeemer rejoice religion replied righteousness ROBERT ROLLOCK salvation Saviour sermon shortly sickness sins solemn soul speak spirit strength sufferings sweet thank Thee things Thou art Thou wilt thought Tower Hill truth unto uttered weak words words recorded
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Page 6 - Groans, and convulsions, and a discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...
Page 155 - Shall we receive good at the hand of the Lord, and shall we not receive evil?
Page 16 - He is the Rock, his work is perfect : for all his ways are judgment : a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Page 55 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 156 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort ; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Page 14 - And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end ; that ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Page 17 - And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth : and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you ; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Page 95 - Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
Page 31 - God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it and his habitation: but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
Page 133 - Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come!