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act for immortality adapted affected Almighty ambition Apostles appetite and passion aspire authority believe believeth benevolence Bible blasphemous blessed blot Cherish Christian church circumstances claims confidence of mankind conscience and Revelation cultivated mind death delusion dence destiny dignity displayed divine doctrines elevated godliness ELEVATED RELIGIOUS CHARACTER Eminent piety eternal everlasting exhibit faith is urged fear fixed future giving character glory God's gospel grace habitually happiness harmonize and concentrate hath heart heaven holy homage hope importance infi infinite influence intellect interest Jehovah Jesus Christ Jews judgment kingdom ligion literary live lofty Lord martyrs ment millions motive multitudes nence ness object peace peculiar pleasure principle purity pursuit racter received religion righteousness sacrifice salvation sanctified secure sentiments you imbibe sincere SLEIGHT Son of God sophistry soul things thou throne tion tremble true faith truth unsettled unto views vigorous faith wealth worldly YOUNG FRIENDS youth
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Page 27 - How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.
Page 64 - ... wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season (if need be) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations ; that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ...
Page 37 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Page 46 - Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, The people in whose heart is my law; Fear ye not the reproach of men, Neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, And the worm shall eat them like wool: But my righteousness shall be for ever, And my salvation from generation to generation.
Page 18 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding : For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 53 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Page 30 - Greeks seek after wisdom: but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Page 28 - Samuel, and of the prophets : who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Page 28 - Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Page 38 - Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.