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... VOYAGE WELL ENDED . 99 104 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death , neither sorrow , nor crying , neither shall there be any more pain : for the former things are passed away . — Rev . xxi ...
... VOYAGE WELL ENDED . 99 104 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death , neither sorrow , nor crying , neither shall there be any more pain : for the former things are passed away . — Rev . xxi ...
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... voyage of life for any length of time , they will have to contend with ten thousand dangers , as well from the flesh as the world and Satan . Hence these Christian friends look to the God of Jacob for his help to go with the child that ...
... voyage of life for any length of time , they will have to contend with ten thousand dangers , as well from the flesh as the world and Satan . Hence these Christian friends look to the God of Jacob for his help to go with the child that ...
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... voyage of our pro- bationary and perilous state ! Then shall we in an especial manner see , and exultingly acknow- ledge , that " In childhood and in youth His eye was on us still , Tho ' strangers to his love and truth , And prone to ...
... voyage of our pro- bationary and perilous state ! Then shall we in an especial manner see , and exultingly acknow- ledge , that " In childhood and in youth His eye was on us still , Tho ' strangers to his love and truth , And prone to ...
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... voyages . This is so interesting a sight , that it appears to rouse the attention of the most phlegmatic and sordid of the inhabi- tants . They all stand , and , for a season , gaze , and make their observations , and express their ...
... voyages . This is so interesting a sight , that it appears to rouse the attention of the most phlegmatic and sordid of the inhabi- tants . They all stand , and , for a season , gaze , and make their observations , and express their ...
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... voyage , by a depression of spirits and anticipation of coming evil . Those who knew their lot was to be exempt from such trials , would have been tempted to live in unwatchful ease , or riot and licentiousness . Whenever I behold a ...
... voyage , by a depression of spirits and anticipation of coming evil . Those who knew their lot was to be exempt from such trials , would have been tempted to live in unwatchful ease , or riot and licentiousness . Whenever I behold a ...
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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.