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... minister of the gos- pel . Continuance of his depression . Is attack- ed with a nervous fever . Completion of his trans- lation . Death of Mrs. Newton . His reflections on the occasion . Again revises his Homer . His unalterable ...
... minister of the gos- pel . Continuance of his depression . Is attack- ed with a nervous fever . Completion of his trans- lation . Death of Mrs. Newton . His reflections on the occasion . Again revises his Homer . His unalterable ...
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... ministers did not object to it . This was , however , so novel a practice , and might be deemed by some so contrary to ... minister of Christ . They had his full sanction for prosecuting their pious labors ; he blessed God who had given ...
... ministers did not object to it . This was , however , so novel a practice , and might be deemed by some so contrary to ... minister of Christ . They had his full sanction for prosecuting their pious labors ; he blessed God who had given ...
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... ministry . " The religious state of his own mind , however , remained much the same . He saw another striking instance ... minister , the governor ob- jected ; and his friends were also of opinion , that he could not then be spared from ...
... ministry . " The religious state of his own mind , however , remained much the same . He saw another striking instance ... minister , the governor ob- jected ; and his friends were also of opinion , that he could not then be spared from ...
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... minister , is cer- tain ; and the man who regarded " the world as his parish , " must have had large views of ... ministers to meet together weekly for " good discourse ; " and rules were drawn up " for the better regulation of these ...
... minister , is cer- tain ; and the man who regarded " the world as his parish , " must have had large views of ... ministers to meet together weekly for " good discourse ; " and rules were drawn up " for the better regulation of these ...
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... ministry , the ob- jects of his special respect , as eminently holy and fa- vored . This is so far from the fact ... ministers to carry out the tidings of salvation , to the barba- rous ancestors of European nations ; and strong and ...
... ministry , the ob- jects of his special respect , as eminently holy and fa- vored . This is so far from the fact ... ministers to carry out the tidings of salvation , to the barba- rous ancestors of European nations ; and strong and ...
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Page 247 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the Saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 45 - Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near...
Page 59 - Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
Page 272 - Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
Page 199 - One family we dwell in him, One church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream, of death. One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of his host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.
Page 263 - Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
Page 110 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Page 272 - In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Page 237 - Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 191 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and, though poor perhaps compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to Heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —