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Page 38
... live . 66 LET US SEARCH AND TRY OUR WAYS , AND TURN AGAIN TO THE LORD . " LAM . III . , XXXIII . ALL the dispensations of God , whether agreeable or pain- ful , are beneficial or injurious according to the temper of mind in which they ...
... live . 66 LET US SEARCH AND TRY OUR WAYS , AND TURN AGAIN TO THE LORD . " LAM . III . , XXXIII . ALL the dispensations of God , whether agreeable or pain- ful , are beneficial or injurious according to the temper of mind in which they ...
Page 39
... lives of our friends , but it is worse to lose their death . " " It is a serious thing , " says Henry , " to lose a calamity . " " And we ought , " says Owen , " to pray for a blessing upon our daily rod , as well as upon our daily ...
... lives of our friends , but it is worse to lose their death . " " It is a serious thing , " says Henry , " to lose a calamity . " " And we ought , " says Owen , " to pray for a blessing upon our daily rod , as well as upon our daily ...
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... live . " But before any one adopts a persuasion that these providential mercies are proofs of special favor , he should take time to examine whether the religious impressions wrought upon his heart in time of trouble be sincere and ...
... live . " But before any one adopts a persuasion that these providential mercies are proofs of special favor , he should take time to examine whether the religious impressions wrought upon his heart in time of trouble be sincere and ...
Page 53
... live above the world . The longer we live in prosperity , and the more dependent we usually are on the creature , and the less mindful of the Creator . Present things easily and naturally gain possession of our hearts ; while riches ...
... live above the world . The longer we live in prosperity , and the more dependent we usually are on the creature , and the less mindful of the Creator . Present things easily and naturally gain possession of our hearts ; while riches ...
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... live here unless they consented to die eternally , they felt no hesitation in determining which course they ought to pursue : they cheerfully welcomed the scaffold and the stake , not counting their lives dear unto themselves so that ...
... live here unless they consented to die eternally , they felt no hesitation in determining which course they ought to pursue : they cheerfully welcomed the scaffold and the stake , not counting their lives dear unto themselves so that ...
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Page 108 - If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them...
Page 113 - My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him : For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Page 57 - 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 251 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 196 - Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Page 44 - 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. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify GOD on this behalf.
Page 203 - God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. The Lord of Hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Page 300 - Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb; 'and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Page 69 - For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool ; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Page 71 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed...