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... seek that sympathy , instruction , and support , which his situation required , from the pen of those who had written professedly on the subject . It is true , that much which is kind , and useful , and excellent , is to be found in ...
... seek that sympathy , instruction , and support , which his situation required , from the pen of those who had written professedly on the subject . It is true , that much which is kind , and useful , and excellent , is to be found in ...
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... seek to share the burden which it is unable to remove ; it will enter into the feelings of the sufferer , and if it cannot dissipate the gloom with which the death of a beloved object has enveloped his every prospect , yet will it ...
... seek to share the burden which it is unable to remove ; it will enter into the feelings of the sufferer , and if it cannot dissipate the gloom with which the death of a beloved object has enveloped his every prospect , yet will it ...
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... seek to participate the agonizing feelings which over- whelm you . Perhaps you are mourning over the decease of an aged parent , the guardian and the guide of your youth , and the fond counsellor of your maturity . Or , death may have ...
... seek to participate the agonizing feelings which over- whelm you . Perhaps you are mourning over the decease of an aged parent , the guardian and the guide of your youth , and the fond counsellor of your maturity . Or , death may have ...
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... seek to obtain the benefit which he has intended : trust yourselves and your all in his hands , and then you shall find that he is a very present help in trouble ; that , in opening your heart unto him , the severity of your grief has ...
... seek to obtain the benefit which he has intended : trust yourselves and your all in his hands , and then you shall find that he is a very present help in trouble ; that , in opening your heart unto him , the severity of your grief has ...
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... seeking , by this light afflic- tion , to recall your wandering affections from the creature , and to withdraw your erring footsteps from the uncertain track of time and sorrow , to the satisfying pursuit of substantial good . He seeks ...
... seeking , by this light afflic- tion , to recall your wandering affections from the creature , and to withdraw your erring footsteps from the uncertain track of time and sorrow , to the satisfying pursuit of substantial good . He seeks ...
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Page 176 - Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14 But Zion said, "The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Page 234 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 195 - We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump : For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Page 156 - And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Page 202 - Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was buried ; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame.
Page 161 - For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Page 205 - Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
Page 117 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 222 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty : For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and his hands make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles: Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Page 61 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.