Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Charles Buck ...: Containing The Young Christian's Guide ... : A Treatise on Religious Experience ... : Together with Anecdotes ...W.W. Woodward, 1808 - Christian ethics |
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... enter into thy closet , and there begin the work of self - enquiry : nothing will have a greater tendency to self - abase- ment , to enhance in your estimation the value of the atoning sacrifice , and to excite you to live more to the ...
... enter into thy closet , and there begin the work of self - enquiry : nothing will have a greater tendency to self - abase- ment , to enhance in your estimation the value of the atoning sacrifice , and to excite you to live more to the ...
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... enter into thy closet ; and when thou hast shut thy door , pray to thy Father which is in secret , and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly . " * Wise and eminent characters have al- ways found it beneficial to be ...
... enter into thy closet ; and when thou hast shut thy door , pray to thy Father which is in secret , and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly . " * Wise and eminent characters have al- ways found it beneficial to be ...
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... entered upon with deep solem- nity , a repetition carefully avoided , unpleasant gestures and tones watched against , the voice sufficiently distinct , but not too loud ; and , above all , a heart deeply affected with the greatness and ...
... entered upon with deep solem- nity , a repetition carefully avoided , unpleasant gestures and tones watched against , the voice sufficiently distinct , but not too loud ; and , above all , a heart deeply affected with the greatness and ...
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... enter into your hearts . " † It is of importance , too , that while you are sted- * 1st Peter v . 8 , 9 . + See Gurnall's Christian Armour , an admirable book on experi- mental and practical divinity . fast in repelling every attack ...
... enter into your hearts . " † It is of importance , too , that while you are sted- * 1st Peter v . 8 , 9 . + See Gurnall's Christian Armour , an admirable book on experi- mental and practical divinity . fast in repelling every attack ...
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... enter into these sentiments , actually and constantly to abhor ourselves , to feel indignation at the pride and vanity of our hearts , to mourn under a sense of our imperfections ; this is not the spirit , the feeling congenial to our ...
... enter into these sentiments , actually and constantly to abhor ourselves , to feel indignation at the pride and vanity of our hearts , to mourn under a sense of our imperfections ; this is not the spirit , the feeling congenial to our ...
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Page 280 - And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know ; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
Page 179 - For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Page 313 - But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all : and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest ; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 270 - But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
Page 290 - FOR a closer walk with God ! A. calm and heavenly frame ! A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Page 167 - The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.
Page 254 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Page 281 - But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost...
Page 68 - Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Page 200 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.