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... delightful task he has undertaken , then will he render thanksgiving and praise to the gracious Hand which visited him with suffering , in order to prepare him for this labour of love . He now desires to leave his little work in the ...
... delightful task he has undertaken , then will he render thanksgiving and praise to the gracious Hand which visited him with suffering , in order to prepare him for this labour of love . He now desires to leave his little work in the ...
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... delight to dwell with the humble and contrite heart , to revive the spirit of the humble , to be present with his peo- ple in their affliction , to put underneath them his everlasting arms , and sustain them under the pressure of the ...
... delight to dwell with the humble and contrite heart , to revive the spirit of the humble , to be present with his peo- ple in their affliction , to put underneath them his everlasting arms , and sustain them under the pressure of the ...
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... delight to support them in suffering , by his presence ; for " there were seen four men walking in the midst of the fire , who had no hurt : and the form of the fourth was like unto the Son of God . " * And , although we do not now ...
... delight to support them in suffering , by his presence ; for " there were seen four men walking in the midst of the fire , who had no hurt : and the form of the fourth was like unto the Son of God . " * And , although we do not now ...
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... delight to have your thoughts much with him , pray to him , and diligently strive that the end for which affliction was designed , may be accomplished in you ? Or do you rather fondly dwell on the value of the blessing you have lost ...
... delight to have your thoughts much with him , pray to him , and diligently strive that the end for which affliction was designed , may be accomplished in you ? Or do you rather fondly dwell on the value of the blessing you have lost ...
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... delights to relieve and abun- dantly bless those that mourn . This is an un- speakable privilege , and it is enhanced by the promise that those who sow in tears shall reap in joy . Light is sown for the righteous , and gladness for the ...
... delights to relieve and abun- dantly bless those that mourn . This is an un- speakable privilege , and it is enhanced by the promise that those who sow in tears shall reap in joy . Light is sown for the righteous , and gladness for the ...
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Page 176 - Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14 But Zion said, "The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Page 234 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 195 - We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump : For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Page 156 - And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Page 202 - Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was buried ; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame.
Page 161 - For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Page 205 - Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
Page 117 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 222 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty : For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and his hands make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles: Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Page 61 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.