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Page 129
It is not a matter to suit your present convenience , or answer a present purpose ;
but when once you take the Saviour ' s yoke , you must continue to bear it , when
once you avow yourselves to be the disciples of Christ , vou must follow him ...
It is not a matter to suit your present convenience , or answer a present purpose ;
but when once you take the Saviour ' s yoke , you must continue to bear it , when
once you avow yourselves to be the disciples of Christ , vou must follow him ...
Page 145
... that he has quick perceptions of the beauty of religion , though , unfortunately ,
his disposition will not allow him to walk always in . its precepts ! nay , I once read
an assertion , that the person whose life I had been perusing , could not be said ...
... that he has quick perceptions of the beauty of religion , though , unfortunately ,
his disposition will not allow him to walk always in . its precepts ! nay , I once read
an assertion , that the person whose life I had been perusing , could not be said ...
Page 192
Did He reject thee then , While the sharp scorn of men On thy once bright and
stately head was cast ? No , from the Saviour ' s mien , A solemn light serene
Bore to thy soul the peace of God at last ! For thee , their smiles no more Familiar
faces ...
Did He reject thee then , While the sharp scorn of men On thy once bright and
stately head was cast ? No , from the Saviour ' s mien , A solemn light serene
Bore to thy soul the peace of God at last ! For thee , their smiles no more Familiar
faces ...
Page 201
Kneeling once more on the steps of the altar , she was solemnly blessed by the
priest , who presented her with the consecrated girdle , to which were attached
the rosary and cross , and which the supérieure fastened round her waist .
Kneeling once more on the steps of the altar , she was solemnly blessed by the
priest , who presented her with the consecrated girdle , to which were attached
the rosary and cross , and which the supérieure fastened round her waist .
Page 99
... to servants , is the Sabbath . It is a painful fact , that many Christian families
who cannot reconcile it to their conscience not to give their servants an
opportunity of attending a place of worship at least once a EMPLOYERS AND
SERVANTS .
... to servants , is the Sabbath . It is a painful fact , that many Christian families
who cannot reconcile it to their conscience not to give their servants an
opportunity of attending a place of worship at least once a EMPLOYERS AND
SERVANTS .
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Page 115 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not ; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works...
Page 143 - And he turned to the woman and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Page 142 - There was a certain creditor which had two debtors; the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Page 233 - This world is all a fleeting show For man's illusion given ; The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, — There's nothing true but Heaven...
Page 152 - I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Page 142 - Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Page 13 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 193 - He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus.
Page 110 - The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.
Page 95 - Their throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.