A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Seasonauthor, 1806 - 338 pages |
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Page 51
... sin , and the beauty of holiness . But though light doth make manifest the deformities and beauties of objects in the natural world ; yet , without the rays and sa- lutary beams of the sun , nothing is cherish- ed or brought forward to ...
... sin , and the beauty of holiness . But though light doth make manifest the deformities and beauties of objects in the natural world ; yet , without the rays and sa- lutary beams of the sun , nothing is cherish- ed or brought forward to ...
Page 62
... sin , or among the rocks of despair . The shepherd , ever attentive to his charge , sees when the wolf comes , and defends his flock from his attacks . So the Shepherd of Israel , with his all - penetrating eye , seeth every movement ...
... sin , or among the rocks of despair . The shepherd , ever attentive to his charge , sees when the wolf comes , and defends his flock from his attacks . So the Shepherd of Israel , with his all - penetrating eye , seeth every movement ...
Page 67
... sin- ners : " I say unto you , that likewise joy " shall be in heaven over one sinner that re- 66 ( 6 penteth , more than over ninety and nine ' just persons which need no repentance , " ver . 7. When shepherds are so careful of their ...
... sin- ners : " I say unto you , that likewise joy " shall be in heaven over one sinner that re- 66 ( 6 penteth , more than over ninety and nine ' just persons which need no repentance , " ver . 7. When shepherds are so careful of their ...
Page 68
... sin and vanity . How ought not I also , who desire to be one of the sheep of Christ's pasture , to be careful in follow- ing the footsteps of the flock , feeding beside the shepherds tents , Cant . i . 8. in the green pastures of his ...
... sin and vanity . How ought not I also , who desire to be one of the sheep of Christ's pasture , to be careful in follow- ing the footsteps of the flock , feeding beside the shepherds tents , Cant . i . 8. in the green pastures of his ...
Page 69
... sin , in the fountain of his own blood , but also from the filth , the love and power thereof , in the la- ver of regeneration and sanctification of the Holy Ghost ; so that their garments may be clean , and at last they may walk with ...
... sin , in the fountain of his own blood , but also from the filth , the love and power thereof , in the la- ver of regeneration and sanctification of the Holy Ghost ; so that their garments may be clean , and at last they may walk with ...
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