Hours of sadness: or, Instruction and comfort for the mourner |
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... duties and enjoyments of the day , our voice of thanksgiving shalt thou hear , O Lord . When we rest from our labour in the evening , and lie down on our bed of peace , then will we call to mind thy care over us , and praise thee , our ...
... duties and enjoyments of the day , our voice of thanksgiving shalt thou hear , O Lord . When we rest from our labour in the evening , and lie down on our bed of peace , then will we call to mind thy care over us , and praise thee , our ...
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... duty , requires , not so much a multitude of years , as the faithful endeavours of a pious mind . Could we bestow on the improvement of our souls the hours that we so vainly spend on trifles , our day would be short enough not to seem ...
... duty , requires , not so much a multitude of years , as the faithful endeavours of a pious mind . Could we bestow on the improvement of our souls the hours that we so vainly spend on trifles , our day would be short enough not to seem ...
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... duties that are to be transacted in it . Consider what we have to do in this fleeting moment of time . We have to serve God , — -we have to benefit our fel- low creatures , - -we have to guide and govern our- selves , -- we have , in ...
... duties that are to be transacted in it . Consider what we have to do in this fleeting moment of time . We have to serve God , — -we have to benefit our fel- low creatures , - -we have to guide and govern our- selves , -- we have , in ...
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... duty rising superior to the dread of death . Yet if we admire such conduct as an indication of firmness and dignity of mind , we acknowledge death to be an object which may justly inspire terror . When the victory is glorious , the ...
... duty rising superior to the dread of death . Yet if we admire such conduct as an indication of firmness and dignity of mind , we acknowledge death to be an object which may justly inspire terror . When the victory is glorious , the ...
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... them to the earnest and vigorous discharge of all their duties , before they descend into that grave where is " neither working , nor knowledge , nor device . " REFLECTIONS ON DEATH . ་ ་ [ JOHN FOSTER , 30 CONSOLATORY REFLECTIONS .
... them to the earnest and vigorous discharge of all their duties , before they descend into that grave where is " neither working , nor knowledge , nor device . " REFLECTIONS ON DEATH . ་ ་ [ JOHN FOSTER , 30 CONSOLATORY REFLECTIONS .
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