Memoirs of the Rev. John Townsend: Founder of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and of the Congregational School |
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... season ; reprove , rebuke , exhort with all long suffering and doctrine . The Rev. Dr. Addington preached from Phil . i . 27. Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ . The peace of the infant church was broken by the ...
... season ; reprove , rebuke , exhort with all long suffering and doctrine . The Rev. Dr. Addington preached from Phil . i . 27. Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ . The peace of the infant church was broken by the ...
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... suffer not any of their sighs and tears to originate in your thoughtlessness or your dis- obedience ; and , as much as possible , contribute to soothe their anxious minds , to alleviate their growing infirmities , and , if needful , to ...
... suffer not any of their sighs and tears to originate in your thoughtlessness or your dis- obedience ; and , as much as possible , contribute to soothe their anxious minds , to alleviate their growing infirmities , and , if needful , to ...
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... of an establishment , which has raised so many forlorn , and helpless , and suffering beings , to feel a communion of in- terests , a participation of enjoyments , a power of becoming useful citizens - what must have been his delight 52.
... of an establishment , which has raised so many forlorn , and helpless , and suffering beings , to feel a communion of in- terests , a participation of enjoyments , a power of becoming useful citizens - what must have been his delight 52.
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... Suffer me to entreat your Lord- ship to exert your influence , that every engine may be set in motion , to rescue its wealthy and populous city from the disgraceful and scandalous scenes which are every night exhibited in its streets ...
... Suffer me to entreat your Lord- ship to exert your influence , that every engine may be set in motion , to rescue its wealthy and populous city from the disgraceful and scandalous scenes which are every night exhibited in its streets ...
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... suffering , gentle- ness , & c . Speaking of ministerial duties , Mr. Townsend remarks , " The ministry which is best calculated to advance peace and prosperity , is that which is faithful and discreet . Jesus said to his disciples ...
... suffering , gentle- ness , & c . Speaking of ministerial duties , Mr. Townsend remarks , " The ministry which is best calculated to advance peace and prosperity , is that which is faithful and discreet . Jesus said to his disciples ...
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Page 261 - Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently...
Page 177 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
Page 262 - Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of : but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Page 252 - BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Page 279 - For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 101 - So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Page 168 - Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears ? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears...
Page 279 - For even hereunto were ye called : because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps : who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered he threatened not ; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Page 266 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the LORD Almighty...
Page 111 - All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?