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... be the most learned man in England . " See Whiston's Memoirs , p . 212 , and Nichols's Literary Anecdotes , vol . i . p . 263 . B And shall they teach and we not be instructed ; DEVOTIONAL MEDITATIONS Page The Pilgrimage of Life.
... be the most learned man in England . " See Whiston's Memoirs , p . 212 , and Nichols's Literary Anecdotes , vol . i . p . 263 . B And shall they teach and we not be instructed ; DEVOTIONAL MEDITATIONS Page The Pilgrimage of Life.
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... Teach us , O Lord , to use this transitory life as pilgrims returning to their own home . What can so nobly enrich an immortal spirit , as to be daily laying up treasure for eternity ? What can so highly delight us , as an unceasing ...
... Teach us , O Lord , to use this transitory life as pilgrims returning to their own home . What can so nobly enrich an immortal spirit , as to be daily laying up treasure for eternity ? What can so highly delight us , as an unceasing ...
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... teach the rashness of our minds sobriety ; When the occasions of sin are removed from our way , and every thing about us exhorts to repent- ance ; Adored be thy name , O Lord ! whose mercy sanctifies into a blessing even the ...
... teach the rashness of our minds sobriety ; When the occasions of sin are removed from our way , and every thing about us exhorts to repent- ance ; Adored be thy name , O Lord ! whose mercy sanctifies into a blessing even the ...
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... teach us that we are insects and atoms , vanity and nothing in the comparison , so far will it be useful to dwell upon this part of the subject . But there is another view , perhaps of still greater practical importance , in which we ...
... teach us that we are insects and atoms , vanity and nothing in the comparison , so far will it be useful to dwell upon this part of the subject . But there is another view , perhaps of still greater practical importance , in which we ...
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... teaches every one of us to regard himself as created by God , to be an image of his own eternity . It will be in vain for us to stand by the open grave of departed worth 34 CONSOLATORY REFLECTIONS . The Frail and Perishable Nature ...
... teaches every one of us to regard himself as created by God , to be an image of his own eternity . It will be in vain for us to stand by the open grave of departed worth 34 CONSOLATORY REFLECTIONS . The Frail and Perishable Nature ...
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Page 95 - But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
Page 66 - The Lord giveth, and the Lord ' taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Page 81 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Page 121 - Oh, the grave! the grave! It buries every error, covers every defect, extinguishes every resentment. From its peaceful bosom spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.
Page 194 - Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb ; The Saviour has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom.
Page 15 - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them!
Page 94 - The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Page 79 - I also heard the men themselves, that they sang with a loud voice, saying, " Blessing, honour, and glory, and power be to Him that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever.
Page 186 - How blest the sacred tie that binds In union sweet according minds ! How swift the heavenly course they run, Whose hearts, whose 'faith, whose hopes are one ! 2.
Page 210 - Ye stars are but the shining dust Of my divine abode; The pavement of those heavenly courts, Where I shall reign with God.