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... providence , which , through various intermediate yet subordinate agents , distributes unto men the portion of suffering they are appointed to undergo . " The Lord , " he saith , " hath taken away . " Such a reference of affliction to ...
... providence , which , through various intermediate yet subordinate agents , distributes unto men the portion of suffering they are appointed to undergo . " The Lord , " he saith , " hath taken away . " Such a reference of affliction to ...
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... providence was a simple continuance of unmingled blessings . There was no sin , and there could be no suffering . Earth bad then received no wound , —had suffered no blight , and when man , by yielding to temptation , became subject to ...
... providence was a simple continuance of unmingled blessings . There was no sin , and there could be no suffering . Earth bad then received no wound , —had suffered no blight , and when man , by yielding to temptation , became subject to ...
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... providence , and how great in consequence are our obligations to his mercy . It is proverbially said , and the truth of the senti- ment has secured for it general sanction , " that prevention is better than cure . " The remark applies ...
... providence , and how great in consequence are our obligations to his mercy . It is proverbially said , and the truth of the senti- ment has secured for it general sanction , " that prevention is better than cure . " The remark applies ...
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... providence , we all owe much of the innocency , and in some respects , the blame- lessness of our lives ; to this it is to be ascribed that we have not been a scandal to the gospel , - —a shame to the good , -a stumbling - block to the ...
... providence , we all owe much of the innocency , and in some respects , the blame- lessness of our lives ; to this it is to be ascribed that we have not been a scandal to the gospel , - —a shame to the good , -a stumbling - block to the ...
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... providence or of grace . For this reason , God is perpetually subjecting us to tests , the design of which is to bring us acquainted with the secrets of our own hearts . There are evils from which we may think ourselves exempt , because ...
... providence or of grace . For this reason , God is perpetually subjecting us to tests , the design of which is to bring us acquainted with the secrets of our own hearts . There are evils from which we may think ourselves exempt , because ...
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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...