The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul: Illustrated in a Course of Serious and Practical Addresses ; with a Devout Meditation, Or Prayer Subjoined to Each Chapter, with an Address to the Master of the Family |
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... kind will , I fear , be too frequent ; yet , I trust , there will be many others , whose path , like the dawning light , will " shine more and more unto the perfect day . " Prov . iv . 18. And therefore we shall en- deavor , in the best ...
... kind will , I fear , be too frequent ; yet , I trust , there will be many others , whose path , like the dawning light , will " shine more and more unto the perfect day . " Prov . iv . 18. And therefore we shall en- deavor , in the best ...
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... kind of brutes , or something beneath them . 4. In opposition to all this , I will suppose that you be- lieve the existence and providence of God , and the truth of Christianity as a revelation from him ; of which , if you have any ...
... kind of brutes , or something beneath them . 4. In opposition to all this , I will suppose that you be- lieve the existence and providence of God , and the truth of Christianity as a revelation from him ; of which , if you have any ...
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... kind of account . 10. You own that there is a God ; and well you may , for you cannot open your eyes but you must see the evi- dent proofs of his being , his presence , and his agency . You behold him around you in every object . You ...
... kind of account . 10. You own that there is a God ; and well you may , for you cannot open your eyes but you must see the evi- dent proofs of his being , his presence , and his agency . You behold him around you in every object . You ...
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... kind to us . And while all these things proclaim his goodness , do not they also proclaim his power ! For what power has any thing comparable to that , which furnishes out those gifts of royal bounty ; and which , un- wearied and ...
... kind to us . And while all these things proclaim his goodness , do not they also proclaim his power ! For what power has any thing comparable to that , which furnishes out those gifts of royal bounty ; and which , un- wearied and ...
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... kind parent , or any generous friend , that had but for a few months acted the part of a parent to you ? to have taken no notice of him while in his presence ; to have returned him no thanks ; to have had no contrivances to make some ...
... kind parent , or any generous friend , that had but for a few months acted the part of a parent to you ? to have taken no notice of him while in his presence ; to have returned him no thanks ; to have had no contrivances to make some ...
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Page 46 - For innumerable evils have compassed me about : mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; they are more than the hairs of mine head : therefore my heart faileth me.
Page 216 - Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee.
Page 225 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 294 - Father, I will that they whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory...
Page 294 - He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Page 178 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Page 302 - Pour out thy fury upon the Heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not upon thy name.
Page 228 - Lord's hand is not shortened that it cannot save ; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear ; but your iniquities have separated between you and your God ; and your sins have hid His face from you.
Page 76 - God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
Page 230 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: But he knoweth the way that I take: When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.