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... Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help , whose hope is in the Lord his God ; who made heaven and earth , the sea , and all that therein is.- Psalm cxlvi . 5 , 6 . No. II . - THE LITTLE BOAT . Foolishness is bound in the ...
... Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help , whose hope is in the Lord his God ; who made heaven and earth , the sea , and all that therein is.- Psalm cxlvi . 5 , 6 . No. II . - THE LITTLE BOAT . Foolishness is bound in the ...
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... HAPPY MEETING . Ye now have sorrow ; but I will see you again , and your heart shall rejoice , and your joy no man taketh from you . - John , xvi . 22 . 114 No. XIX . - MAN'S SPIRITUAL INSENSIBILITY . This people's CONTENTS .
... HAPPY MEETING . Ye now have sorrow ; but I will see you again , and your heart shall rejoice , and your joy no man taketh from you . - John , xvi . 22 . 114 No. XIX . - MAN'S SPIRITUAL INSENSIBILITY . This people's CONTENTS .
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... HAPPY IS HE THAT HATH THE GOD OF JACOB FOR HIS HELP , WHOSE HOPE IS IN THE LORD HIS GOD ; WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH , THE SEA , AND ALL THAT THEREIN IS . " - Psalm cxlvi . 5 , 6 . WHEN WE are called to behold a vessel launched , for the ...
... HAPPY IS HE THAT HATH THE GOD OF JACOB FOR HIS HELP , WHOSE HOPE IS IN THE LORD HIS GOD ; WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH , THE SEA , AND ALL THAT THEREIN IS . " - Psalm cxlvi . 5 , 6 . WHEN WE are called to behold a vessel launched , for the ...
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... Happy for their crews , and for almost all con- nected with them , that , at the time of sailing , no man could say what awaited each ship . Such a foreknowledge would have produced immense mischief ; those over whom calamities were sus ...
... Happy for their crews , and for almost all con- nected with them , that , at the time of sailing , no man could say what awaited each ship . Such a foreknowledge would have produced immense mischief ; those over whom calamities were sus ...
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... happy ignorance of those cares which will hereafter intersect their way , and mingle , as corrosive bitters , in much of their future lot . Nor would I needlessly break up their cheerful play , or dash their cup of youthful enjoyment to ...
... happy ignorance of those cares which will hereafter intersect their way , and mingle , as corrosive bitters , in much of their future lot . Nor would I needlessly break up their cheerful play , or dash their cup of youthful enjoyment to ...
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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.