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... sight of God I call on you , awake ! Act not the sluggard's part ! say not a little more sleep , a little more slumber ! Close not your eyes to sleep in sin again ! lest -you should shortly feel , The sleeper sleeps no more in hell ...
... sight of God I call on you , awake ! Act not the sluggard's part ! say not a little more sleep , a little more slumber ! Close not your eyes to sleep in sin again ! lest -you should shortly feel , The sleeper sleeps no more in hell ...
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... sight of a shroud , a coffin , a grave , Shocking ob- ject but your loudest exclamations will not lessen the awful realities , by which many have happily been shocked , into a timely consideration of , and preparation for approaching ...
... sight of a shroud , a coffin , a grave , Shocking ob- ject but your loudest exclamations will not lessen the awful realities , by which many have happily been shocked , into a timely consideration of , and preparation for approaching ...
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... sight . Our Lord himself declares , that the design of his gospel is to open the eyes of men , and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God.25 He assures us that he came to preach recovering of sight to ...
... sight . Our Lord himself declares , that the design of his gospel is to open the eyes of men , and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God.25 He assures us that he came to preach recovering of sight to ...
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... sight of men , in that of God it may be as dark and as vile as the character of Satan himself . What is rebellion against God but con- tinued disobedience and neglect of his commands ? And are you not guilty of this ? Perhaps you think ...
... sight of men , in that of God it may be as dark and as vile as the character of Satan himself . What is rebellion against God but con- tinued disobedience and neglect of his commands ? And are you not guilty of this ? Perhaps you think ...
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... sight . Compassionate God , thou hast been kind to me , but I an unkind , unthankful wretch to thee . Not many years have departed since I first drew the breath of life , but alas ! how have those years been spent . My youth has been ...
... sight . Compassionate God , thou hast been kind to me , but I an unkind , unthankful wretch to thee . Not many years have departed since I first drew the breath of life , but alas ! how have those years been spent . My youth has been ...
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ancholy angels apostle behold beloved beseech betimes blessed careless cern Chap child christian corruption creature crown death declares delight devil divine divine grace dreadful dying early piety early religion earth everlasting evil eyes faith Father feel folly give glory gospel grace gracious grave guilty happy hath heart heaven heavenly hell holy Holy Spirit honour hope hour humble immortal soul infinite ingratitude iniquity irreligion Jesus Christ John iii kingdom kingdom of God ligion live Lord Jesus Christ Matt mercy misery neglect never pain parents peace Perhaps pleasure poor possess praise prayer Redeemer rejoice repent ruin salvation Satan Saviour Scriptures Sect seek sight sinner sins sins of youth solemn soon sorrow Spirit thee thine things thou art thou hast thoughtless thousand throne thy love tion torments treasures trifle unto vanity word worldly wrath wretched young friend young sinner youth
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Page 93 - ... they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins ; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 117 - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Page 47 - Such a nation might truly say to corruption, thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother and my sister.
Page 258 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page 59 - But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Page 249 - For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward, how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation...
Page 106 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into 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.
Page 187 - ... and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Page 250 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law : for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 235 - Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.