Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints: Illustrated in a Series of Discourses from the Colossians |
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There , recognising him from afar , God , under the emblem of an earthly father , runs to embrace his son , all foul and ragged as he is ; he holds him in his arms ; he drowns his confession in this great cry of joy , “ Bring forth the ...
There , recognising him from afar , God , under the emblem of an earthly father , runs to embrace his son , all foul and ragged as he is ; he holds him in his arms ; he drowns his confession in this great cry of joy , “ Bring forth the ...
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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 .
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 .
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What is inherited , on the other hand , may be the property of a new - born babe ; and so you may see the coronet , which was won by the stout arm of valour , and first blazoned on a battered shield , standing above the cradle of a ...
What is inherited , on the other hand , may be the property of a new - born babe ; and so you may see the coronet , which was won by the stout arm of valour , and first blazoned on a battered shield , standing above the cradle of a ...
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... and every new - comer receives such welcome as a mother , while she falls on his manly breast , gives her son , or as sisters , locked in his arms , with theirs entwined around him , give the brother whom they have ...
... and every new - comer receives such welcome as a mother , while she falls on his manly breast , gives her son , or as sisters , locked in his arms , with theirs entwined around him , give the brother whom they have ...
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They that sleep , sleep in the night ; " and this busy world lies hushed in the arms of slumber , till morning , looking in at the window , calls up toil to resume her labours . And thus , when we have been summoned at midnight to a bed ...
They that sleep , sleep in the night ; " and this busy world lies hushed in the arms of slumber , till morning , looking in at the window , calls up toil to resume her labours . And thus , when we have been summoned at midnight to a bed ...
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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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