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... light .-- COLOSSIANS i . 12 . ONE thing is often set against another in the expe- rience of the Christian ; and also in the every - day procedure of the providence of God . So fared it with Jacob that night he slept in Bethel . A stone ...
... light .-- COLOSSIANS i . 12 . ONE thing is often set against another in the expe- rience of the Christian ; and also in the every - day procedure of the providence of God . So fared it with Jacob that night he slept in Bethel . A stone ...
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... , for instance , the subject of heaven now introduces Christ , and now from Christ , the Apos- tle turns to expatiate on the joys of heaven . Hère , as on an angel's wing that sheds light on every step 2 THE INHERITANCE .
... , for instance , the subject of heaven now introduces Christ , and now from Christ , the Apos- tle turns to expatiate on the joys of heaven . Hère , as on an angel's wing that sheds light on every step 2 THE INHERITANCE .
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... light on every step , we see him ascending , and there descending the ladder . Taking flight from the cross , he soars upward to the crown ; and now , like an eagle sweeping down from the bosom of a golden cloud , he leaves the throne ...
... light on every step , we see him ascending , and there descending the ladder . Taking flight from the cross , he soars upward to the crown ; and now , like an eagle sweeping down from the bosom of a golden cloud , he leaves the throne ...
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... light " becomes ours . We are constituted its heirs by virtue of sonship ; we , who were once afar off - the seed of the serpent , the children of the devil , the chil- dren of wrath even as others - becoming sons by that act of grace ...
... light " becomes ours . We are constituted its heirs by virtue of sonship ; we , who were once afar off - the seed of the serpent , the children of the devil , the chil- dren of wrath even as others - becoming sons by that act of grace ...
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... light " are brethren- brethren born of one Spirit ; nursed at the full breast of the same promises ; trained in the same high school of heavenly discipline ; seated at the same table ; and gathered all where the innocent loves of earth ...
... light " are brethren- brethren born of one Spirit ; nursed at the full breast of the same promises ; trained in the same high school of heavenly discipline ; seated at the same table ; and gathered all where the innocent loves of earth ...
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