Letters of William Thompson, Lately Deceased, with a Sketch of His Life |
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... give ear and heed unto this still and small voice and reprover of sin , unto this heavenly call unto righteousness , which I feel in my heart , and which speaks loud ! And may the God of all things , in grace , strengthen , stablish ...
... give ear and heed unto this still and small voice and reprover of sin , unto this heavenly call unto righteousness , which I feel in my heart , and which speaks loud ! And may the God of all things , in grace , strengthen , stablish ...
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... si- tuation , ( both inward and outward , ) how indis- pensably requisite it becomes to seek for some resource which may give us a competent degree of fortitude ; and such a resource can only be 28 LETTERS , & c . of.
... si- tuation , ( both inward and outward , ) how indis- pensably requisite it becomes to seek for some resource which may give us a competent degree of fortitude ; and such a resource can only be 28 LETTERS , & c . of.
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... gives to its possessor , a resignedness of disposition which no words can describe . It may not deprive us of a due degree of concern for temporal things , but it will relieve us from all fruitless anxieties . If it does not exempt us ...
... gives to its possessor , a resignedness of disposition which no words can describe . It may not deprive us of a due degree of concern for temporal things , but it will relieve us from all fruitless anxieties . If it does not exempt us ...
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... give them my suffrage , were not my mind impressed with this truth- that a studied elegance of expression , and purity of sentiment , are seldom concomitants with each other . We should remember , when we feel ourselves sensibly ...
... give them my suffrage , were not my mind impressed with this truth- that a studied elegance of expression , and purity of sentiment , are seldom concomitants with each other . We should remember , when we feel ourselves sensibly ...
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... give us power to resist unto blood , in striving against the wicked one : he has promised that he will help us ; and his word is true . Oh ! that I were able to express what I felt when I read the sen- tence in thy letter , Take from my ...
... give us power to resist unto blood , in striving against the wicked one : he has promised that he will help us ; and his word is true . Oh ! that I were able to express what I felt when I read the sen- tence in thy letter , Take from my ...
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9th mo acquainted admiration affliction afford amongst appear Athenĉum attain attendance awful become believe blessed cause Christ Christian consider dear friend desire dispositions Divine Divine Grace doctrines duty enabled endeavour enjoy enjoyment eternity exem express faith favoured fear feel felt finer feelings grace happiness HARVARD COLLEGE hath heart heaven heavenly holy Holy Spirit honourable hope human humble humility important impressed improvement intellect irreligion Jesus kingdom knowledge labour language lence letter light Liverpool Lord Lowton mankind meeting ment mercy Metho Methodists mind moral nature ness never ourselves outward passions peace Penketh pleasure possess preserve pursuits reading reason religion religious rendered salvation Saviour Scriptures sense sensible sentiments Sir William Jones soul spirit strength sublime SWARTHMORE COLLEGE taste thankful thee things thou hast tion trial true truth unto virtue Warrington whilst WILLIAM THOMPSON Winwick wisdom worship youth
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Page 13 - In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an Angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Page 13 - Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Page 13 - Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light 1 let him trust in the Name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Page 52 - Why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will revolt more and more : the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Page 12 - Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Page 1 - For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.
Page 150 - The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous : the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
Page 12 - Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips.
Page 16 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Page 16 - Spirit, with which, for awful reasons, he has animated a portion of matter on earth, that we call man. It is a silent act in which the soul divests itself of outward things, flies into heaven and pours forth all its wants, wishes, hopes, fears, guilt or pleasure, into the bosom of an Almighty Friend.