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... holy affection ; this sanctifying of God in the heart , composes the heart , and frees it from fears . 1. In general , the turning of the heart to consider and regard God , takes it off from those vain , empty , windy things , that are ...
... holy affection ; this sanctifying of God in the heart , composes the heart , and frees it from fears . 1. In general , the turning of the heart to consider and regard God , takes it off from those vain , empty , windy things , that are ...
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... holy , and holy men may find admittance and protection ; but can so vile a sinner as I look to be protected and taken in under his safeguard ? Go try . Knock at his door , and ( take it not on our word , but on his own ) it shall be ...
... holy , and holy men may find admittance and protection ; but can so vile a sinner as I look to be protected and taken in under his safeguard ? Go try . Knock at his door , and ( take it not on our word , but on his own ) it shall be ...
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... holy day , but fear all irregular earthly desires fear the distempered affecting any thing , entertaining any thing in the secret of your hearts that may give distaste to your beloved . Take heed , respect the great person you have in ...
... holy day , but fear all irregular earthly desires fear the distempered affecting any thing , entertaining any thing in the secret of your hearts that may give distaste to your beloved . Take heed , respect the great person you have in ...
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... holy profession of christians is likely to receive either the main or the indirect blow , and a word of defence may do any thing to ward it off , there we ought not to spare to do it . Christian prudence goes a great way in the regu ...
... holy profession of christians is likely to receive either the main or the indirect blow , and a word of defence may do any thing to ward it off , there we ought not to spare to do it . Christian prudence goes a great way in the regu ...
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... holy profession with holy conver- sation : but the most are nothing else but spots and blemishes , some wallowing in the mire , and provoking one another to all uncleanness . Oh ! the unchris- tian life of christians ! an evil to be ...
... holy profession with holy conver- sation : but the most are nothing else but spots and blemishes , some wallowing in the mire , and provoking one another to all uncleanness . Oh ! the unchris- tian life of christians ! an evil to be ...
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Page 392 - Above it stood the Seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Page 365 - Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Page 378 - Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Page 371 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as an handbreadth ; and mine age is as nothing before Thee : verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show : surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Page 77 - Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Page 257 - Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, [as] unto a faithful Creator.
Page 404 - Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Page 399 - Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, Which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; And thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Page 380 - When Thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth : surely every man is vanity.
Page 319 - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, 'whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.