The Christian's Pattern: Or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. By Thomas À Kempis. Translated from the Latin by Dean Stanhope. New and Revised EditionW. Tegg, 1865 - 330 pages |
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advantage affections afflictions better blessed bountiful Rewarder cern CHAPTER Christ Christian comforts command concern conscience consola creature delight desires despise devotion diligence disposed Divine Divine grace duty earth enemy entertain esteem eternal exalted faith flesh give glorious glory God's grace and favour happiness hath heaven heavenly holy honour hope HOXTON SQUARE humble humility inclinations infirmities Jesus John iii labour live Lord meek merry heart mighty mighty hand misery nature never ourselves pains passions patience peace perfect person piety pleasure praise prayers Psalm reason receive render reproach sacrament satisfaction sense sensible sincere sins sloth sorrow spirit spiritual warfare succours suffer sure sweet temper temptations Thine things Thou art thou canst thou hast thou mayest thou shalt thoughts Thy favour Thy grace Thy Majesty Thy mercy thy soul thyself tion trouble true truth unto vanity virtue wisdom wise worldly wretched zeal
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Page 125 - He that rejecteth Me, and receiveth not My words, hath One that judgeth him : the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
Page 188 - O that I had wings like a dove ! For then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo ! then would I wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and tempest.
Page 253 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Page 214 - PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 122 - Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law...
Page 223 - Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 253 - As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live, turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways; for why will ye die?
Page 170 - I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron...
Page 136 - THE Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom then shall I fear : the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid...
Page 61 - God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires, known, and from whom no secrets are hid...