Hours of sadness: or, Instruction and comfort for the mourner |
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... awful and distressing object . The severe sufferings which frequently precede it , the entire change which it produces in our situation , the expectation that it will place us in the more immediate presence of the holiness and majesty ...
... awful and distressing object . The severe sufferings which frequently precede it , the entire change which it produces in our situation , the expectation that it will place us in the more immediate presence of the holiness and majesty ...
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... awful solemnities of judgment . The true preparation for death , and for the glorious or tre- mendous scenes to which it will conduct us , is a life directed by the rules of religion and of virtue . We are not to hope that future ...
... awful solemnities of judgment . The true preparation for death , and for the glorious or tre- mendous scenes to which it will conduct us , is a life directed by the rules of religion and of virtue . We are not to hope that future ...
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... awful images : I fix an ardent gaze on Christianity , assuredly the last best gift of Heaven to men ; on Jesus , the agent and example of infinite love ; on time , as it passes away : on perfection , as it shines beauteous as heaven ...
... awful images : I fix an ardent gaze on Christianity , assuredly the last best gift of Heaven to men ; on Jesus , the agent and example of infinite love ; on time , as it passes away : on perfection , as it shines beauteous as heaven ...
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... awful trying hour , to express her perfect readiness to bid this world adieu , and to depart . Thus she descended into “ the valley of the shadow of death . " * The ancients had a proverbial saying , that " it was good to grow old in ...
... awful trying hour , to express her perfect readiness to bid this world adieu , and to depart . Thus she descended into “ the valley of the shadow of death . " * The ancients had a proverbial saying , that " it was good to grow old in ...
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... awful . If they have any ten- derness of mind , and God hath not forsaken them , it will reach the bottom of their hearts . But it is impossible not to feel how much the re- collection of parental love , which recals us to prayer or to ...
... awful . If they have any ten- derness of mind , and God hath not forsaken them , it will reach the bottom of their hearts . But it is impossible not to feel how much the re- collection of parental love , which recals us to prayer or to ...
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Absalom affection affectionate affliction amidst apostle assurance awful behold BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE blessed bliss bosom breathed brother child Christian comfort consolation dark dead dear death delight destroyer divine dust duty earth earthly eternal everlasting eyes faith Father fear feel filial future gloomy glorious glory gospel grace grave grief hand happiness hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy holy conversation honour hope hour human immortality Jesus Christ JOHN KENRICK kingdom of heaven labour lence light live look Lord mercy mind mortality mourn nature ness never occasion of sin ourselves pain parents peace perfect perish pious pleasure praise prayer present promises reason rection rejoice religion remembrance rest righteous ROBERT HALL Saviour scene sleep smile sorrow soul spirit strength sweet tears tender thee thine thing THOMAS DALE thou hast thoughts throne tion tomb truth unto virtue virtuous voice warnings weep wisdom