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... continued afterwards free from her fits till Friday the 12th of April ; on which day she rose in tolerable strength , and after sitting up some time , being laid upon her bed , she discoursed cheerfully and piously . One of the last ...
... continued afterwards free from her fits till Friday the 12th of April ; on which day she rose in tolerable strength , and after sitting up some time , being laid upon her bed , she discoursed cheerfully and piously . One of the last ...
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... continued the two first years of their marriage in London , as boarders in the house of the Lady Weld , her aunt . Thence they removed to Langly in Hertfordshire , a seat which Sir Robert purchased purposely for his lady's accom ...
... continued the two first years of their marriage in London , as boarders in the house of the Lady Weld , her aunt . Thence they removed to Langly in Hertfordshire , a seat which Sir Robert purchased purposely for his lady's accom ...
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... continued with great steadiness , her walk with God through the course of a long life ; so that she was not only an aged person , but , which is a great honor in the church of God , an old disciple . As she thus early applied herself to ...
... continued with great steadiness , her walk with God through the course of a long life ; so that she was not only an aged person , but , which is a great honor in the church of God , an old disciple . As she thus early applied herself to ...
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... continued till she had attained a competent knowledge in the most necessary princi- ples of religion . From the time I first came into the family it pleas- ed God to keep Sir John Hobart in a dying condition , though he had some more ...
... continued till she had attained a competent knowledge in the most necessary princi- ples of religion . From the time I first came into the family it pleas- ed God to keep Sir John Hobart in a dying condition , though he had some more ...
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... continued to a very full auditory , and to the great benefit of many younger persons , and of those who had not such advantages as they desired in their own houses , for hearing again what they had been hearing in the day time . This ...
... continued to a very full auditory , and to the great benefit of many younger persons , and of those who had not such advantages as they desired in their own houses , for hearing again what they had been hearing in the day time . This ...
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Page 480 - Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green: So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between.
Page 251 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 354 - If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons ; for what son is he whom the Father chasteneth not ? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
Page 467 - He shall not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Page 432 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Page 339 - The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord.
Page 425 - Should fate command me to the farthest verge Of the green earth, to distant, barbarous climes, Rivers unknown to song, — where first the sun Gilds Indian mountains, or his setting beam Flames on the...
Page 236 - But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love ; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Page 349 - Let your conversation be without covetousness ; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Page 402 - Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.