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... the Methodists separatelyAdvocacy of lay - preaching — Attachment to the
Methodists — Selfdenial after he ceased to itinerate_Literary accomplishments —
General character of his poetry_Occasionally adopted the thoughts of other
writers ...
... the Methodists separatelyAdvocacy of lay - preaching — Attachment to the
Methodists — Selfdenial after he ceased to itinerate_Literary accomplishments —
General character of his poetry_Occasionally adopted the thoughts of other
writers ...
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Surely the little leaven will ferment , till the whole kingdom be leavened . Even so
, Lord Jesus . Amen ! Pray , how does our elect Lady ? I hope to write to her
Ladyship next post . “ My poor wife hath had another plunge . We thought she
was ...
Surely the little leaven will ferment , till the whole kingdom be leavened . Even so
, Lord Jesus . Amen ! Pray , how does our elect Lady ? I hope to write to her
Ladyship next post . “ My poor wife hath had another plunge . We thought she
was ...
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He thought , indeed , when he wrote the last of them , that the disease was
subdued , and he was convalescent . ... The complaint returned with greater
violence , and , in a few weeks , it was generally thought that his case was
hopeless .
He thought , indeed , when he wrote the last of them , that the disease was
subdued , and he was convalescent . ... The complaint returned with greater
violence , and , in a few weeks , it was generally thought that his case was
hopeless .
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I concluded , from several letters last received , and mentioning his recovery , and
design of officiating at the chapel , that he was out of all danger ; but Mrs. Galatin
assured us , she thought he would have expired at the altar last Sunday .
I concluded , from several letters last received , and mentioning his recovery , and
design of officiating at the chapel , that he was out of all danger ; but Mrs. Galatin
assured us , she thought he would have expired at the altar last Sunday .
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Then they might have apprized me of his danger ; but none thought of me till
Tuesday , when they looked for his death every hour . He had ordered letters to
be wrote by Charles Perronet to the Preachers to meet on the 21st instant ; but
not a ...
Then they might have apprized me of his danger ; but none thought of me till
Tuesday , when they looked for his death every hour . He had ordered letters to
be wrote by Charles Perronet to the Preachers to meet on the 21st instant ; but
not a ...
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Page 129 - Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee : hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Page 486 - Daughters; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 469 - Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Page 88 - He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Page 123 - Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord...
Page 421 - Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Page 101 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Page 115 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Page 14 - And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in •the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
Page 55 - Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.