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... wrong . There is something enviable in the state of people who can go away from a place without caring , who can say good - bye to pleasant acquaintances without the least regret . Many human beings feel parting to be so painful , that ...
... wrong . There is something enviable in the state of people who can go away from a place without caring , who can say good - bye to pleasant acquaintances without the least regret . Many human beings feel parting to be so painful , that ...
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... wrong in the sermon , much more are they in the prayers . I have heard of an eminent Scotch divine who in his prayer before sermon begged the Almighty " to remit the judgments which might well be sent upon this country on account of ...
... wrong in the sermon , much more are they in the prayers . I have heard of an eminent Scotch divine who in his prayer before sermon begged the Almighty " to remit the judgments which might well be sent upon this country on account of ...
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... wrong reason in many minds : a reason founding upon a notion which cannot be too carefully dispelled from your minds . This is the notion , entertained by many , that Christ is far kinder and milder and more easily won , than God the ...
... wrong reason in many minds : a reason founding upon a notion which cannot be too carefully dispelled from your minds . This is the notion , entertained by many , that Christ is far kinder and milder and more easily won , than God the ...
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... wrong ideas and beliefs , which are so ready to creep in and establish themselves , as to Al- mighty God ; as to His nature and character ; as to how He feels towards us . And I cannot but frankly confess , that I believe there is no ...
... wrong ideas and beliefs , which are so ready to creep in and establish themselves , as to Al- mighty God ; as to His nature and character ; as to how He feels towards us . And I cannot but frankly confess , that I believe there is no ...
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... wrong and morbid ; so that you might say of one who has come out of some violent and degrading fit of passion , or who has been emancipated from some foolish prejudice or absurd opinion , that he has come to himself . But I ask you to ...
... wrong and morbid ; so that you might say of one who has come out of some violent and degrading fit of passion , or who has been emancipated from some foolish prejudice or absurd opinion , that he has come to himself . But I ask you to ...
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Page 123 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 133 - Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit.
Page 272 - Other friends remain," That " Loss is common to the race," — And common is the commonplace, And vacant chaff well meant for grain. That loss is common would not make My own less bitter, rather more : Too common ! Never morning wore To evening, but some heart did break.
Page 181 - But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Page 206 - And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel ? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
Page 147 - Oh that I had wings like a dove ! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Page 276 - And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.
Page 137 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest. There the prisoners are at ease together ; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.
Page 186 - But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, That she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, Yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands ; Thy walls are continually before me.