Memoirs of the Rev. Zebulon Ely, A.M., of Lebanon, ConnecticutJohn Allen, 1825 - 56 pages |
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... thine assistance , is sufficient to maintain a warfare against the combined force of the allurements of the world , our cor- rupt inclinations , and the legions of hell ! January 23d . A slay - ride now I have had , of thirty six miles ...
... thine assistance , is sufficient to maintain a warfare against the combined force of the allurements of the world , our cor- rupt inclinations , and the legions of hell ! January 23d . A slay - ride now I have had , of thirty six miles ...
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... thine own seeking , not mine . If I am chosen , tis thou that hast chosen me from before the foundation of the world . O righteous Father , glorify thyself by thine unworthy servant . Glo- ry to God in the highest , and peace be within ...
... thine own seeking , not mine . If I am chosen , tis thou that hast chosen me from before the foundation of the world . O righteous Father , glorify thyself by thine unworthy servant . Glo- ry to God in the highest , and peace be within ...
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... thine aid I hope to maintain this glorious warfare against the world , the flesh , and the devil , and at last to come off victorious . I have many times im- puted the frequent use of divine appellations as a fault in the writings of ...
... thine aid I hope to maintain this glorious warfare against the world , the flesh , and the devil , and at last to come off victorious . I have many times im- puted the frequent use of divine appellations as a fault in the writings of ...
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... thine Almighty arm ; uphold my weakness and make it strong by thy right hand , for through thy strength I can do all things without thee I can do nothing . Through the assistance of Christ I would lay aside , I would cast from me ...
... thine Almighty arm ; uphold my weakness and make it strong by thy right hand , for through thy strength I can do all things without thee I can do nothing . Through the assistance of Christ I would lay aside , I would cast from me ...
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... thine own work ; send down thine ever blessed Spirit to strive with me , to strengthen and defend me ; and prepare me for the Comforter . O Lord what can I say , what can I do ? Assist me , teach me ; ena- ble me to rely on thee ; on ...
... thine own work ; send down thine ever blessed Spirit to strive with me , to strengthen and defend me ; and prepare me for the Comforter . O Lord what can I say , what can I do ? Assist me , teach me ; ena- ble me to rely on thee ; on ...
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Page 47 - Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
Page 53 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 48 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth ? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest ? or who hath stretched the line upon it ? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened ? or who laid the corner stone thereof ; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of GOD shouted for joy?
Page 53 - For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's.
Page 18 - Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
Page 52 - For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Page 53 - He is the Rock, his work is perfect : for all his ways are judgment : a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Page 56 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 18 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Page 48 - Or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, and issued out of the womb...