Tales of the village, Volume 1I. Burns, 1840 |
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Page ii
... , a sort of daily register of conversations with the various members of my flock , under all the eventful circumstances of weal and woe , in which ministers and people are brought to- gether : but ii TALES OF THE VILLAGE .
... , a sort of daily register of conversations with the various members of my flock , under all the eventful circumstances of weal and woe , in which ministers and people are brought to- gether : but ii TALES OF THE VILLAGE .
Page iv
... circumstances again occur , to prove a valuable monitor , whe- ther by warning me against former errors in judgment , or by shewing me how a difficulty has been already met successfully . In ordi- nary life , the best physician is the ...
... circumstances again occur , to prove a valuable monitor , whe- ther by warning me against former errors in judgment , or by shewing me how a difficulty has been already met successfully . In ordi- nary life , the best physician is the ...
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... circumstances occurred which have given existence to the ensuing pages . I know nothing more of Mrs. Sutton's history but that in early life she had married a Colonel Fernley , who was considerably older than herself , and a widower ...
... circumstances occurred which have given existence to the ensuing pages . I know nothing more of Mrs. Sutton's history but that in early life she had married a Colonel Fernley , who was considerably older than herself , and a widower ...
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... circumstances as to be forced to part with the new - built mansion , and to take up her abode in a small house at the extremity of this parish . I have heard it said , that in the days of her pro- sperity Mrs. Sutton was a gay , worldly ...
... circumstances as to be forced to part with the new - built mansion , and to take up her abode in a small house at the extremity of this parish . I have heard it said , that in the days of her pro- sperity Mrs. Sutton was a gay , worldly ...
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... circumstances , and in the autumn of her days , that which in the height of youth and prosperity she had never known , —ways of pleasantness and calm enjoy- ment , paths of content and peace . There was not one of my parishioners ...
... circumstances , and in the autumn of her days , that which in the height of youth and prosperity she had never known , —ways of pleasantness and calm enjoy- ment , paths of content and peace . There was not one of my parishioners ...
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Page 17 - I fondly ask: but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, 'God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best: his state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.
Page 155 - O Lord, save thy people : and bless thine heritage. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we magnify thee ; And we worship thy Name : ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.
Page 78 - Scriptures contain all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 136 - Lord, whose property is always to have mercy : grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.
Page 21 - The eyes of all wait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 127 - Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels...
Page 156 - God the Father, Who hath created thee, God the Son, Who hath redeemed thee, God the Holy Ghost, Who hath infused His grace into thee, be now and evermore thy defence, assist thee in this thy last trial, and bring thee into the way of everlasting life. Amen.
Page 79 - THE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain anything that is contrary to God's Word written ; neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another.
Page 135 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 115 - Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female...