Hours of sadness: or, Instruction and comfort for the mourner |
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... true end , let us purchase at any rate the blessed inheritance , and show our wisdom in the neglect of every thing beside ; Every thing that diverts us from our holy course , or but retards the speed of our advances . Teach us , O Lord ...
... true end , let us purchase at any rate the blessed inheritance , and show our wisdom in the neglect of every thing beside ; Every thing that diverts us from our holy course , or but retards the speed of our advances . Teach us , O Lord ...
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... true friend that reproved us , and the charitable hand that assisted our passage to happiness : We shall bless the rich mercies of our God , and sing aloud the victory of his grace ; We shall know all that is true , and love all that is ...
... true friend that reproved us , and the charitable hand that assisted our passage to happiness : We shall bless the rich mercies of our God , and sing aloud the victory of his grace ; We shall know all that is true , and love all that is ...
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... true , are deeply afflictive . Often our enjoyments seem given us but to be removed , and even the most secure we hold by an uncertain tenure . The inequalities in health , in the duration of life , in the distribution of pro- perty ...
... true , are deeply afflictive . Often our enjoyments seem given us but to be removed , and even the most secure we hold by an uncertain tenure . The inequalities in health , in the duration of life , in the distribution of pro- perty ...
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... true , when we compare the longest duration of man with that of Him who " is from everlasting to everlasting , " in whose sight a thou- sand years are but as yesterday when it is past , and as a watch in the night , ” we cannot but feel ...
... true , when we compare the longest duration of man with that of Him who " is from everlasting to everlasting , " in whose sight a thou- sand years are but as yesterday when it is past , and as a watch in the night , ” we cannot but feel ...
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... 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 blessedness can be pur- chased by 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 blessedness can be pur- chased by the ...
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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