Apples of gold for young men and women ... or, The happiness of being good betimes1859 |
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... reward , for he is the universal reward , " saith one . As the worth and value of many pieces of silver is to be found in one piece of gold , so all the petty excellencies that are scattered abroad in the creatures are to be found in ...
... reward , for he is the universal reward , " saith one . As the worth and value of many pieces of silver is to be found in one piece of gold , so all the petty excellencies that are scattered abroad in the creatures are to be found in ...
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... reward in heaven . Old Christians have done much , and suffered much for Christ ; and the more any man doth or suffers for Christ here , the more glory he shall have hereafter . It was the saying of an old disciple upon his dying bed ...
... reward in heaven . Old Christians have done much , and suffered much for Christ ; and the more any man doth or suffers for Christ here , the more glory he shall have hereafter . It was the saying of an old disciple upon his dying bed ...
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... rewards are the greatest rewards ; He gives kingdoms , crowns , thrones ; He gives grace and glory , Psal . lxxxiv . 11 . It is said of Araunah , that noble Jebusite , re- nowned for his bounty , that he had but a subject's purse , yet ...
... rewards are the greatest rewards ; He gives kingdoms , crowns , thrones ; He gives grace and glory , Psal . lxxxiv . 11 . It is said of Araunah , that noble Jebusite , re- nowned for his bounty , that he had but a subject's purse , yet ...
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... rewards are greater and surer than other rewards , so they are more durable and lasting than other rewards . The kingdom that He gives is a kingdom that shakes not ; the treasures that He gives are treasures that corrupt not ; and the ...
... rewards are greater and surer than other rewards , so they are more durable and lasting than other rewards . The kingdom that He gives is a kingdom that shakes not ; the treasures that He gives are treasures that corrupt not ; and the ...
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... rewards that Christ gives His , He will for ever maintain them in the possession of them ; otherwise heaven would not be heaven , glory would not be glory . Now by all these things you see that it is a very great honour to be an old ...
... rewards that Christ gives His , He will for ever maintain them in the possession of them ; otherwise heaven would not be heaven , glory would not be glory . Now by all these things you see that it is a very great honour to be an old ...
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Page 204 - Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Page 178 - If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Page 70 - The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him : but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob...
Page 205 - As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live.
Page 86 - In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Page 137 - I am Alpha and. Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Page 85 - Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Page 29 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Page 16 - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Page 68 - Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord: I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.