The life, labours, and travels of the rev. Robert Newton, D.D., by a Wesleyan preacher1854 |
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Page 173 - My covenant was with him of life and peace ; and I gave them to him for the fear, wherewith he feared Me, and was afraid before My name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips : he walked with Me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Page 52 - The spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord...
Page 102 - For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance ; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
Page 112 - All sacrifices do but speed forward that great day, when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.
Page 118 - Be careful for nothing ; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 165 - COME, let us join our friends above, That have obtained the prize ; And on the eagle wings of love, To joys celestial rise : Let all the saints terrestrial sing, With those to glory gone ; For all the servants of our king, In earth and heaven are one.
Page 143 - Christ has foretold a time when "the kingdoms of this world shall have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ...
Page 147 - No man whose appetites are his masters, can perform the duties of his nature with strictness and regularity; he that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions. When the Roman general, sitting at supper with a plate of turnips before him, was solicited by large...
Page 108 - Accept him, preserve him from evil, make him very useful, and if we never meet again on earth, may we meet in heaven...
Page 41 - And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything.