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With Paul , for instance , the subject of heaven now introduces Christ , and now
from Christ , the Apostle turns to expatiate on the joys of heaven . Here , as on an
angel's wing that sheds light on every step , we see him ascending , and there ...
With Paul , for instance , the subject of heaven now introduces Christ , and now
from Christ , the Apostle turns to expatiate on the joys of heaven . Here , as on an
angel's wing that sheds light on every step , we see him ascending , and there ...
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Turning your attention , meanwhile , to the matter of these introductory verses , I
remark1. Heaven is an Inheritance . Examples , at once , of pride and poverty —
how prone are men to attach importance to their own works , and to seek at least
...
Turning your attention , meanwhile , to the matter of these introductory verses , I
remark1. Heaven is an Inheritance . Examples , at once , of pride and poverty —
how prone are men to attach importance to their own works , and to seek at least
...
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He knows little of human nature , fallen as it is , who fancies any mother turning
from the plaintive cry and imploring arms of her offspring because , forsooth , it
was restored to her in loathsome attire . And he is still more ignorant of “ the God
...
He knows little of human nature , fallen as it is , who fancies any mother turning
from the plaintive cry and imploring arms of her offspring because , forsooth , it
was restored to her in loathsome attire . And he is still more ignorant of “ the God
...
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In consequence of a distant relationship , in those sudden turns of the wheel of
fortune , which displaying the providence of Him who abases the proud and
exalts the humblethrow one family into the dust , and another into the possession
of ...
In consequence of a distant relationship , in those sudden turns of the wheel of
fortune , which displaying the providence of Him who abases the proud and
exalts the humblethrow one family into the dust , and another into the possession
of ...
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And how bitterly was he disappointed to find , that , in exchanging poverty for
opulence , daily toil for luxurious indolence , humble friends for more
distinguished companions , a hard bed for one of down , this turn in his fortunes
had flung him ...
And how bitterly was he disappointed to find , that , in exchanging poverty for
opulence , daily toil for luxurious indolence , humble friends for more
distinguished companions , a hard bed for one of down , this turn in his fortunes
had flung him ...
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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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