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... wife , were united in her , in a higher perfection , than I had ever seen them exhibited in any other person . She then gave those delightful manifestations of a sanctified heart , which showed that she was preparing for the holy and ...
... wife , were united in her , in a higher perfection , than I had ever seen them exhibited in any other person . She then gave those delightful manifestations of a sanctified heart , which showed that she was preparing for the holy and ...
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... WIFE . - The connexion between husband and wife , being at once the ground of all other domestic ties , and in many respects their pattern , naturally claims the first attention . Indeed , not only the connexion itself , but the rule ...
... WIFE . - The connexion between husband and wife , being at once the ground of all other domestic ties , and in many respects their pattern , naturally claims the first attention . Indeed , not only the connexion itself , but the rule ...
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... wife , " a more intimate relation still , " and they twain shall be one flesh . " Wherefore they are no more twain , but one flesh . " A stronger expression it was not possible to employ . As though it had been said , nothing should ...
... wife , " a more intimate relation still , " and they twain shall be one flesh . " Wherefore they are no more twain , but one flesh . " A stronger expression it was not possible to employ . As though it had been said , nothing should ...
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... wife and husband . Read over the entire pas- sage in Ephesians , v . 22-33 . Thus we know that the Saviour descended from the bosom of his Father , and , contracting with our nature , we became a church ; not only the bride , but the ...
... wife and husband . Read over the entire pas- sage in Ephesians , v . 22-33 . Thus we know that the Saviour descended from the bosom of his Father , and , contracting with our nature , we became a church ; not only the bride , but the ...
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... wife even as himself , and the wife see that she reverence her husband . " In perfect conformity with these sentiments , is the rule laid down in Scripture to the Christian for the formation of this union . Although the fear of God in ...
... wife even as himself , and the wife see that she reverence her husband . " In perfect conformity with these sentiments , is the rule laid down in Scripture to the Christian for the formation of this union . Although the fear of God in ...
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Page 212 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 246 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Page 339 - MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Page 166 - That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
Page 359 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Page 88 - Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Page 46 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 102 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 58 - And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Page 437 - Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.