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... 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 descending , the ladder . Taking flight from the cross , he soars upward to the crown ; and now ...
... 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 descending , the ladder . Taking flight from the cross , he soars upward to the crown ; and now ...
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... Turning your attention , meanwhile , to the matter of these introductory verses , I remark— I. Heaven is an Inheritance . Examples , at once , of pride and poverty - how prone are men to attach importance to their own works , and to ...
... Turning your attention , meanwhile , to the matter of these introductory verses , I remark— I. Heaven is an Inheritance . Examples , at once , of pride and poverty - how prone are men to attach importance to their own works , and to ...
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... 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 and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ " who fancies that ...
... 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 and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ " who fancies that ...
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... turns of the wheel of fortune , which - displaying the providence of Him who abases the proud and exalts the humble- throw one family into the dust , and another into the possession of unexpected riches , the heir of noble titles and ...
... turns of the wheel of fortune , which - displaying the providence of Him who abases the proud and exalts the humble- throw one family into the dust , and another into the possession of unexpected riches , the heir of noble titles and ...
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... exchanging poverty for opulence , daily toil for luxurious indolence , humble friends for more distin- guished companions , a hard bed for one of down , this turn in his fortunes had flung him on a couch 121 THE INHERITANCE .
... exchanging poverty for opulence , daily toil for luxurious indolence , humble friends for more distin- guished companions , a hard bed for one of down , this turn in his fortunes had flung him on a couch 121 THE INHERITANCE .
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