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From the crown of glory , flashing on the brow of a Magdalene , he turns our
dazzled eyes to another crown , a trophy hung upon a cross ; a ' wreath of thorns ,
armed with long sharp spikes -- each , 77 in place of a pearly gem , tipped with a
...
From the crown of glory , flashing on the brow of a Magdalene , he turns our
dazzled eyes to another crown , a trophy hung upon a cross ; a ' wreath of thorns ,
armed with long sharp spikes -- each , 77 in place of a pearly gem , tipped with a
...
Page 4
To the eye both of saints and sinners it presents a noble subject . If his great
forerunner felt himself unworthy even to loose the latchet of his shoes , how
unworthy are these hands to sustain a theme so sacred and sublime . May he
who ...
To the eye both of saints and sinners it presents a noble subject . If his great
forerunner felt himself unworthy even to loose the latchet of his shoes , how
unworthy are these hands to sustain a theme so sacred and sublime . May he
who ...
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As , ignorant of letters , he stalked from hall to hall amid the wisdom of bygone
ages , and rolled his restless eyes over the unappreciated treasures , how he
would sigh to be back to his native forests , where he might sit among his tribe at
the ...
As , ignorant of letters , he stalked from hall to hall amid the wisdom of bygone
ages , and rolled his restless eyes over the unappreciated treasures , how he
would sigh to be back to his native forests , where he might sit among his tribe at
the ...
Page 17
Even so sin , could it strike root in heaven , would grow more rankly , more hating
and more hateful than on earth , and man would cast on God an eye of deeper
and intenser enmity . Hence the need of being made , by a change of heart , new
...
Even so sin , could it strike root in heaven , would grow more rankly , more hating
and more hateful than on earth , and man would cast on God an eye of deeper
and intenser enmity . Hence the need of being made , by a change of heart , new
...
Page 18
Doubtful blessing ! What enjoyment had there been in life so long as the face -
cloth was left on his eyes , and his limbs were bound fast in the cerements of the
tomb ? He emerges from the grave's black mouth a living , 18 THE
INHERITANCE .
Doubtful blessing ! What enjoyment had there been in life so long as the face -
cloth was left on his eyes , and his limbs were bound fast in the cerements of the
tomb ? He emerges from the grave's black mouth a living , 18 THE
INHERITANCE .
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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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