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.]Carmarthen, 1765 - 372 pages |
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Page 67
... continually throughout the whole Course of our Lives ; and efpecially when we are to forgive Inju- ries , and to facrifice to Love the deceitful Sweetness of Revenge ! Faith decays every Moment , unless it be supported by Prayer Prayer ...
... continually throughout the whole Course of our Lives ; and efpecially when we are to forgive Inju- ries , and to facrifice to Love the deceitful Sweetness of Revenge ! Faith decays every Moment , unless it be supported by Prayer Prayer ...
Page 74
... continual and undisturbed Profperity makes him lose the very Remembrance of the true and substantial Felicity - It is a Beginning of Happiness , for a Man throughly to comprehend the Mi- fery of Sin , and to own the Happiness of those ...
... continual and undisturbed Profperity makes him lose the very Remembrance of the true and substantial Felicity - It is a Beginning of Happiness , for a Man throughly to comprehend the Mi- fery of Sin , and to own the Happiness of those ...
Page 106
... continually subject to be toffed to and fro in this World . Command the Winds which tofs it to cease , O my God ; for Thou haft full and abfolute Power over them . He does the raging Storm appease , And makes the Billows calm and ftill ...
... continually subject to be toffed to and fro in this World . Command the Winds which tofs it to cease , O my God ; for Thou haft full and abfolute Power over them . He does the raging Storm appease , And makes the Billows calm and ftill ...
Page 115
... continually in the Hearts of Men , to enlighten them , to make them fruitful in good Works , to extinguish or allay the Heat of Concupifcence ; these are fo many Effects of the Grace of Chrift , denoted by the bright Cloud , and which ...
... continually in the Hearts of Men , to enlighten them , to make them fruitful in good Works , to extinguish or allay the Heat of Concupifcence ; these are fo many Effects of the Grace of Chrift , denoted by the bright Cloud , and which ...
Page 119
... continual Forgetfulness and Neglect of Salvation . The firft is , that of a foft , idle , and voluptuous Life , wherein a Man thinks of nothing but quietly to enjoy Life , Health , Riches , Conveniences , good Chear , publick Diverfions ...
... continual Forgetfulness and Neglect of Salvation . The firft is , that of a foft , idle , and voluptuous Life , wherein a Man thinks of nothing but quietly to enjoy Life , Health , Riches , Conveniences , good Chear , publick Diverfions ...
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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.