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Page 9
The thought of it has proved a sevenfold shield to virtue ; the very name of it has
been a spell to call back the wanderer from the paths of vice ; and , far away ,
where myrtles bloom and palm trees wave , and the ocean sleeps upon coral ...
The thought of it has proved a sevenfold shield to virtue ; the very name of it has
been a spell to call back the wanderer from the paths of vice ; and , far away ,
where myrtles bloom and palm trees wave , and the ocean sleeps upon coral ...
Page 10
... that the whole household was moved , and that all , down even to the tottering
babe , with outstretched hands , and beaming faces , and joyful welcomes , were
at the door to meet us , we have thought , it shall be thus at the gates of glory .
... that the whole household was moved , and that all , down even to the tottering
babe , with outstretched hands , and beaming faces , and joyful welcomes , were
at the door to meet us , we have thought , it shall be thus at the gates of glory .
Page 38
Poor wretch , he was vain of its silvery sheen , and raised sad thoughts in us of
pity and wonder at the darkness of his neglected soul . And yet more dark and
dreadful is the state of many who would once have said of the life they now lead ,
“ Is ...
Poor wretch , he was vain of its silvery sheen , and raised sad thoughts in us of
pity and wonder at the darkness of his neglected soul . And yet more dark and
dreadful is the state of many who would once have said of the life they now lead ,
“ Is ...
Page 52
And I have often thought it shall be with those whose hearts beat true to God and
Jesus Christ , as with one who loves his father and his mother , and longs once
more to see their faces , and to hear their voices , and , after weary years of exile
...
And I have often thought it shall be with those whose hearts beat true to God and
Jesus Christ , as with one who loves his father and his mother , and longs once
more to see their faces , and to hear their voices , and , after weary years of exile
...
Page 60
The unreflecting multitude fix their thoughts and waste their admiration on these .
They go away to talk of their beauty , perhaps to covet their possession ; nor do
they estimate the value of the crown but by the price which its pearls , and rubies
...
The unreflecting multitude fix their thoughts and waste their admiration on these .
They go away to talk of their beauty , perhaps to covet their possession ; nor do
they estimate the value of the crown but by the price which its pearls , and rubies
...
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| Title | Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints: Illustrated in a Series of Discourses from the Colossians |
| Author | Thomas Guthrie |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black, 1858 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2016 |
| Length | 385 pages |
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