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... enter not into temptation.— Matt . xxvi . 41 . Examine yourselves , whether ye be in the faith.— 2 Cor . xiii . 5 . No. IX . - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WIND AND TIDE . I must work the works of him that sent me , while it is day : the night ...
... enter not into temptation.— Matt . xxvi . 41 . Examine yourselves , whether ye be in the faith.— 2 Cor . xiii . 5 . No. IX . - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WIND AND TIDE . I must work the works of him that sent me , while it is day : the night ...
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... entered to paddle about one of our harbours , the boat and its in- fant crew were carried by the tide , not only out of the harbour , but even some miles to sea , where a coasting - vessel , providentially disco- vered the distressed ...
... entered to paddle about one of our harbours , the boat and its in- fant crew were carried by the tide , not only out of the harbour , but even some miles to sea , where a coasting - vessel , providentially disco- vered the distressed ...
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... enter into while tabernacling in the body . This , I conceive , is no flight into the wild regions of fancy , but scriptural soberness and truth . And oh ! what an inexhaustible source of increasing gratitude and pure delight will it be ...
... enter into while tabernacling in the body . This , I conceive , is no flight into the wild regions of fancy , but scriptural soberness and truth . And oh ! what an inexhaustible source of increasing gratitude and pure delight will it be ...
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... enter on the discussion of the lawfulness and expediency , or the unlaw- fulness and inexpediency of these measures , or of the wars that lead to their adoption . The evil still exists , and is extensively and severely felt ; and this ...
... enter on the discussion of the lawfulness and expediency , or the unlaw- fulness and inexpediency of these measures , or of the wars that lead to their adoption . The evil still exists , and is extensively and severely felt ; and this ...
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... ENTER NOT INTO TEMP- Matt . xxvi . 41 . TATION . " " EXAMINE YOURSELVES , WHETHER YE BE IN THE FAITH . " 2 Cor . xiii . 5 . In vain would it be to fit out the finest ship in the best and most expensive manner ; in vain to put the most ...
... ENTER NOT INTO TEMP- Matt . xxvi . 41 . TATION . " " EXAMINE YOURSELVES , WHETHER YE BE IN THE FAITH . " 2 Cor . xiii . 5 . In vain would it be to fit out the finest ship in the best and most expensive manner ; in vain to put the most ...
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Page 175 - May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet.
Page 30 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 11 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 12 - Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Page 126 - By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 22 - Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below?
Page 43 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 11 - When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, And led me up to man.
Page 96 - Lord, and in the power of his might ; to put on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.