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... ourselves in a peculiar manner the attention of Him who made heaven and earth . There is a remarkable saying respecting one of old , " He did evil , because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord ; " and we may connect with this ...
... ourselves in a peculiar manner the attention of Him who made heaven and earth . There is a remarkable saying respecting one of old , " He did evil , because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord ; " and we may connect with this ...
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... ourselves more highly than we ought to think ; and besides the failure in our proud aspira- tions , our own duties - duties , in the discharge of which , we might have been useful and respect- able , are left unperformed . If , in the ...
... ourselves more highly than we ought to think ; and besides the failure in our proud aspira- tions , our own duties - duties , in the discharge of which , we might have been useful and respect- able , are left unperformed . If , in the ...
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... ourselves together for the social worship of our God ; if our Bibles are to be opened and closed just when caprice may dictate ; if we avail ourselves of frivolous excuses for defer- ring to a more convenient season , " what we ought to ...
... ourselves together for the social worship of our God ; if our Bibles are to be opened and closed just when caprice may dictate ; if we avail ourselves of frivolous excuses for defer- ring to a more convenient season , " what we ought to ...
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... ourselves . We forget that " with God all things are possible , " that " nothing is too hard for the Lord . " We are in many respects practical atheists -explaining away his attributes , denying his om- nipotence , and accounting the ...
... ourselves . We forget that " with God all things are possible , " that " nothing is too hard for the Lord . " We are in many respects practical atheists -explaining away his attributes , denying his om- nipotence , and accounting the ...
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... ourselves draw from the waters of the fountain of life , the better calculated , and the more strengthened we shall ... ourselves together in social worship . Some minor observations may not be deemed superfluous . It does not appear ...
... ourselves draw from the waters of the fountain of life , the better calculated , and the more strengthened we shall ... ourselves together in social worship . Some minor observations may not be deemed superfluous . It does not appear ...
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Page 85 - 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 76 - Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy : yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Page 72 - As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God...
Page 76 - When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Page 76 - How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Page 210 - And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 33 - For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Page 32 - When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness ? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea, yea, and nay, nay ? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay...
Page 84 - And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.