The Works of the Rev. John Newton ...Williams and Whiting, 1811 - Theology |
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... mercy , to do us good , to bring us near to himself ; and when he sweetens every bitter draught with those comforts which none but he can give . Let us rather say , None of these things move us , neither do we count any thing on this ...
... mercy , to do us good , to bring us near to himself ; and when he sweetens every bitter draught with those comforts which none but he can give . Let us rather say , None of these things move us , neither do we count any thing on this ...
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... mercy that I shall yet " see greater things than these . " As I have nothing particular to impart of my own , I shall transcribe part of a letter I lately received from a young woman , a relation of mine in London . She is not a member ...
... mercy that I shall yet " see greater things than these . " As I have nothing particular to impart of my own , I shall transcribe part of a letter I lately received from a young woman , a relation of mine in London . She is not a member ...
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... mercy ; I have fled to him for safety ; I have been preserved by him thus far ; and I believe he will keep that which I have committed to him even to the end . Blessing and honour , and glory and praise , be to his name , who hath loved ...
... mercy ; I have fled to him for safety ; I have been preserved by him thus far ; and I believe he will keep that which I have committed to him even to the end . Blessing and honour , and glory and praise , be to his name , who hath loved ...
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... mercy preserves me from such sins as would openly dishonour my profession ; and a mercy I desire to esteem it , for I can infer from my heart what my life would be , if I were left to myself . I hate sin ; I long to be delivered from it ...
... mercy preserves me from such sins as would openly dishonour my profession ; and a mercy I desire to esteem it , for I can infer from my heart what my life would be , if I were left to myself . I hate sin ; I long to be delivered from it ...
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... mercy to be walled in on every side by everlasting love and free grace ! Do not your hearts rejoice in that word , " The eternal God is thy refuge , and under- " neath are the everlasting arms ? " And if he is pleased and engaged to ...
... mercy to be walled in on every side by everlasting love and free grace ! Do not your hearts rejoice in that word , " The eternal God is thy refuge , and under- " neath are the everlasting arms ? " And if he is pleased and engaged to ...
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Page 574 - Shall I not visit for these things? Saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Page 357 - ... promises, kindly stepped in, and carried him away, to where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest ! It is during the time that we lived on this farm, that my little story is most eventful.
Page 486 - He is the brightness of the Father's glory;£, the express image of his person, God manifest in the flesh ; all things were cre* 2 Cor.
Page 84 - Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Page 431 - Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith; That we, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fulness of God.
Page 323 - Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Page 52 - The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble ; And he knoweth them that trust in him.
Page 248 - While others early learn to swear, And curse, and lie. and steal ; Lord, I am taught thy name to fear, And do thy holy will. Are these thy favours day by day To me above the rest ? Then let me love thee more than they, And try to serve thee best.
Page 565 - Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat : because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Page 467 - Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?