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... situation is prosperous ! Would it not be pro- fitable at all seasons , and especially in the happiest- to call to mind the numberless sorrows which are at that moment endured throughout the earth ? Would it not tend to heighten our ...
... situation is prosperous ! Would it not be pro- fitable at all seasons , and especially in the happiest- to call to mind the numberless sorrows which are at that moment endured throughout the earth ? Would it not tend to heighten our ...
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... situation ? " There is a certain persuasive eloquence in the mien of misery which infinitely outruns all the powers of language , and seems as if it needed not the aid of words to plead its cause . He who gave this natural eloquence ...
... situation ? " There is a certain persuasive eloquence in the mien of misery which infinitely outruns all the powers of language , and seems as if it needed not the aid of words to plead its cause . He who gave this natural eloquence ...
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... cross- eth the mind , that beings designed for happiness , by this inversion of all that is amiable , are brought into a situation of all that is miserable ; and a life of sorrow , disgrace , and infamy is followed with THE VISIT . 27.
... cross- eth the mind , that beings designed for happiness , by this inversion of all that is amiable , are brought into a situation of all that is miserable ; and a life of sorrow , disgrace , and infamy is followed with THE VISIT . 27.
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... situation , and misery , - longing to escape from a life of such infamy , but void of all resources of friends or maintenance to accom- plish it let him only fancy such a case , ( and there are multitudes to realize the picture , ) and ...
... situation , and misery , - longing to escape from a life of such infamy , but void of all resources of friends or maintenance to accom- plish it let him only fancy such a case , ( and there are multitudes to realize the picture , ) and ...
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... situation are of themselves a salu- tary penalty ; by which an offended , yet com- passionate God at once punishes the sinner , and warns her to " flee from the wrath to come . " They are calculated to act upon the offender as the ...
... situation are of themselves a salu- tary penalty ; by which an offended , yet com- passionate God at once punishes the sinner , and warns her to " flee from the wrath to come . " They are calculated to act upon the offender as the ...
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Page 113 - 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 231 - 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 191 - 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 93 - 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.