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Page 62
... ever caught among thorns ? then will the tender - hearted shepherd hasten to
their assistance , cut the retarding twigs , 62 A SHEEP - FOLD .
... ever caught among thorns ? then will the tender - hearted shepherd hasten to
their assistance , cut the retarding twigs , 62 A SHEEP - FOLD .
Page 106
... for when “ tribulation or persecution ariseth , because “ of the word , by and by
he is offended , " Matt . xiii . 20 , 21 . At the end of this ridge grow a few pernicious
thorns , among which I perceive some of the seed has fallen , for there is some ...
... for when “ tribulation or persecution ariseth , because “ of the word , by and by
he is offended , " Matt . xiii . 20 , 21 . At the end of this ridge grow a few pernicious
thorns , among which I perceive some of the seed has fallen , for there is some ...
Page 107
ful , by these destructive neighbours among which it is involved , agreeably to our
Lord and Saviour's description in the above parable . Note the striking inference :
“ He “ also that received seed among the thorns , “ is he that heareth the word ...
ful , by these destructive neighbours among which it is involved , agreeably to our
Lord and Saviour's description in the above parable . Note the striking inference :
“ He “ also that received seed among the thorns , “ is he that heareth the word ...
Page 117
... been sown in my heart : and to prove that it hath not fallen upon stony ground ,
neither among thorns , with respect to me , let me persevere to the end , and root
out every worldly care that may in the least mar CORN . 117.
... been sown in my heart : and to prove that it hath not fallen upon stony ground ,
neither among thorns , with respect to me , let me persevere to the end , and root
out every worldly care that may in the least mar CORN . 117.
Page 174
Round this corner of the wood stands a formidable hedge of rugged thorns , like
so many soldiers , all with pointed bayonets , armed cap - a - pee , to resist the
invader ; not on the offensive , but all on the defensive they act . For this should ...
Round this corner of the wood stands a formidable hedge of rugged thorns , like
so many soldiers , all with pointed bayonets , armed cap - a - pee , to resist the
invader ; not on the offensive , but all on the defensive they act . For this should ...
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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 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 338 pages |
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