The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, and Other Writings of Members of the Religious Society of Friends, Volume 2William Evans Joseph Rakestraw, 1838 - Quakers |
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... truth upon the earth , and ready to serve all in the love and peace of the Gospel . He was among the first in Cumber - me advise thee to hold thy religion in the land who received the glad tidings of it ; and then readily gave up , with ...
... truth upon the earth , and ready to serve all in the love and peace of the Gospel . He was among the first in Cumber - me advise thee to hold thy religion in the land who received the glad tidings of it ; and then readily gave up , with ...
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... truth and its witnesses , and was the lot of the author of this book . The following journal and collection of his writings were sent to me by him in his life - time , with a desire that I , and J. Field , should take the care of ...
... truth and its witnesses , and was the lot of the author of this book . The following journal and collection of his writings were sent to me by him in his life - time , with a desire that I , and J. Field , should take the care of ...
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... truth at the meeting in which he was taken prisoner . We might say more on this subject ; yet the bent of our minds is not to attribute anything to him , or to any man , but to the Lord's power , which raised him up and made him what he ...
... truth at the meeting in which he was taken prisoner . We might say more on this subject ; yet the bent of our minds is not to attribute anything to him , or to any man , but to the Lord's power , which raised him up and made him what he ...
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... truth , by myself alone in the field , before I ever heard any one called a Quaker preach ; and before I was at any of their meetings . But the first - day that I went to one , which was at Pardshaw , as aforesaid , the Lord's power so ...
... truth , by myself alone in the field , before I ever heard any one called a Quaker preach ; and before I was at any of their meetings . But the first - day that I went to one , which was at Pardshaw , as aforesaid , the Lord's power so ...
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... truth , that all I desire of you is , that you would be patient and truly con- tent ; that you may come to say in truth , the will of the Lord be done , both concerning you and me . So , dear hearts , keep the faith , and hold fast the ...
... truth , that all I desire of you is , that you would be patient and truly con- tent ; that you may come to say in truth , the will of the Lord be done , both concerning you and me . So , dear hearts , keep the faith , and hold fast the ...
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Page 423 - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with his arm, And carry them in his bosom, And shall gently lead those that are with young.
Page 479 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 354 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 297 - Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Page 456 - Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2.
Page 38 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Page 322 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 354 - Being, who is infinitely more than an adequate object of all those affections : whom we are commanded to love with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind.
Page 376 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 255 - For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.