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... holy foul will poffefs everlasting youth , ftrength and vigour ; and all will be employed in the praises and fervices of God and the Lamb . I conclude with expreffing my earnest wishes and prayers for you , my aged breth- ren , that ...
... holy foul will poffefs everlasting youth , ftrength and vigour ; and all will be employed in the praises and fervices of God and the Lamb . I conclude with expreffing my earnest wishes and prayers for you , my aged breth- ren , that ...
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... Holy Spirit.Once more , confider , By various worldly cares the foul will be lefs difpofed and qualified for the heavenly world .. It The immoderate love of the world is utterly inconfiftent with the love of the Father : and fuch a love ...
... Holy Spirit.Once more , confider , By various worldly cares the foul will be lefs difpofed and qualified for the heavenly world .. It The immoderate love of the world is utterly inconfiftent with the love of the Father : and fuch a love ...
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... holy . Such a difpofition will be of un- fpeakable benefit , if you are early removed out of life.If you live to be old , the habits of piety will be confirmed , and the world , with its cares and pleasures , more eafily and cheerfully ...
... holy . Such a difpofition will be of un- fpeakable benefit , if you are early removed out of life.If you live to be old , the habits of piety will be confirmed , and the world , with its cares and pleasures , more eafily and cheerfully ...
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... Holy Spirit . Ex- hort , and endeavour to engage , them to choose the way of truth , and to walk as Chrift walked . And let your own temper and ex- ample illuftrate and enforce all your exhor- tations . That eminent ftatefnan , Sir ...
... Holy Spirit . Ex- hort , and endeavour to engage , them to choose the way of truth , and to walk as Chrift walked . And let your own temper and ex- ample illuftrate and enforce all your exhor- tations . That eminent ftatefnan , Sir ...
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... , nor take away his Holy Spirit from them : he will perform the good work begun in them , till the day of Chrift . His powerful grace G fhall fhall be exerted to preferve them green and flourishing to of Aged Chriftians . 6r.
... , nor take away his Holy Spirit from them : he will perform the good work begun in them , till the day of Chrift . His powerful grace G fhall fhall be exerted to preferve them green and flourishing to of Aged Chriftians . 6r.
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addrefs affiftance afflictions affurance aged chriftians aged faints alfo Apoftle Barzillai becauſe bleffing bufinefs cafe Canaan Chrift cife circumftances comfort confider death decays defcendants defire Difcourfe divine divine grace doth dying efpecially eternal evil exerciſe faid faith fame fathers feems felves ferious fervants ferve fervice fhall fhould fhow fome fometimes fons foon forfake forrows foul fpirit friends ftate ftill ftrength ftrengthen ftrong fubject fuch fufferings fupport fure glory God's grace happineſs hath hearts heaven heavenly holy honour hope houfe houſe Ifrael illuftrate infirmities inftruction intereft Jefus Jofeph labour laft lefs live Lord moft moſt muft muſt nefs obferve old age outward pain perfons piety pious pleaſure prayers prefent profpect promifes reafon reft religion ſhall ſhow ſtate thankfulneſs thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion unto uſeful verfe vifit wifdom wilderneſs word yourſelves youth
Popular passages
Page 47 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 87 - Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb; 'and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Page 191 - And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day : the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Page 234 - The LORD our GOD be with us, as He was with our fathers : let Him not leave us, nor forsake us : That He may incline our hearts unto Him to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
Page 338 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Page 90 - ... that thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him : for he is thy life, and the length of thy days : that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Page 28 - I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
Page xii - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 116 - But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Page 7 - 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...