Eighteen practical discourses, for familiesAuthor, 1829 - 191 pages |
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... lost , from blind- ness to the Creator and Saviour of men ? What lectures might Satan and his associates read , to the astonishment of our philosophers , upon the me- chanism of nature , the structure of mind , the being and works of ...
... lost , from blind- ness to the Creator and Saviour of men ? What lectures might Satan and his associates read , to the astonishment of our philosophers , upon the me- chanism of nature , the structure of mind , the being and works of ...
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... lost its faculties , while this retains them ; but if they are not employed upon divine subjects , -if they per- ceive not moral obligation , -if men indulge in all that God forbids , and abide in this practice , uncon- cerned ...
... lost its faculties , while this retains them ; but if they are not employed upon divine subjects , -if they per- ceive not moral obligation , -if men indulge in all that God forbids , and abide in this practice , uncon- cerned ...
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... lost his willingness or power to save . He now says to his ministers , Pierce - pierce those dreary abodes of men , where they lie linked with apostate angels , waiting the day of wrath ; bid them leave such ominous companionship ; tell ...
... lost his willingness or power to save . He now says to his ministers , Pierce - pierce those dreary abodes of men , where they lie linked with apostate angels , waiting the day of wrath ; bid them leave such ominous companionship ; tell ...
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... lost , and is found . " In a day of such excitement , when even savages have taken the alarm , and stretched out their hands , saying to the Gospel Heralds , " Come and help us ; " when these barbarians have been aroused by British ...
... lost , and is found . " In a day of such excitement , when even savages have taken the alarm , and stretched out their hands , saying to the Gospel Heralds , " Come and help us ; " when these barbarians have been aroused by British ...
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... lost world had appeared in the lowest class of civil society , that of a servant , with an ample share of its privations , and of the obloquy , contempt , and insult poured upon this condition by the wealthy and the noble , and who had ...
... lost world had appeared in the lowest class of civil society , that of a servant , with an ample share of its privations , and of the obloquy , contempt , and insult poured upon this condition by the wealthy and the noble , and who had ...
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Page 26 - barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Consider the lilies of the field how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass
Page 155 - and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Page 152 - Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Eden and offerings divine, Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine. Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gifts would his favour implore;
Page 108 - PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off", his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.—Luke xv. 20.
Page 189 - Why spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which satisfieth not ? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness:
Page 127 - And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes ; and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me,
Page 125 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; though the flock shall be cut off from
Page 53 - need not that any man teach you; but as the same anointing teacheth you all things, and is truth, and no lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 116 - How many hired servants of my father have bread enough, and to spare, whilst I perish with hunger ! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son, make me as one of thy hired servants.
Page 35 - Christian. How at the present day has it advanced, what are its triumphs, or who can tell? Its trophies are to be found in every part of the globe, even " In climes beyond the solar road, Where shaggy forms o'er ice-built mountains roam,