Thoughts during sickness, by the author of the 'Doctrine of the cross'.1853 |
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... pain , demands our deepest commiseration , sympathy , and help . Mere compassion and pity will never enable us to reach the secret springs of sorrow which lie deep in the human heart : to touch them , apply the healing balm , and afford ...
... pain , demands our deepest commiseration , sympathy , and help . Mere compassion and pity will never enable us to reach the secret springs of sorrow which lie deep in the human heart : to touch them , apply the healing balm , and afford ...
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... pain , which reduces our strength to the feebleness of child- hood ? when the mind is wandering in wild delirium , or too weak for active or sustained thought ? when the senses ( those channels of pure delight ) are turned into ...
... pain , which reduces our strength to the feebleness of child- hood ? when the mind is wandering in wild delirium , or too weak for active or sustained thought ? when the senses ( those channels of pure delight ) are turned into ...
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... pain upon his bed , and the multitude of his bones with strong pain ; " to whom night comes , not ( with sweet and balmy sleep ) as the bliss- ful termination of a day of healthful toil , but rather as an aggravated prolongation of one ...
... pain upon his bed , and the multitude of his bones with strong pain ; " to whom night comes , not ( with sweet and balmy sleep ) as the bliss- ful termination of a day of healthful toil , but rather as an aggravated prolongation of one ...
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Robert Brett. weariness and pain . Oh ! who , when thus made to feel the frailty of his mortal nature , the instability of all human greatness , and the worthlessness of all worldly possessions , who will pride himself upon the multitude ...
Robert Brett. weariness and pain . Oh ! who , when thus made to feel the frailty of his mortal nature , the instability of all human greatness , and the worthlessness of all worldly possessions , who will pride himself upon the multitude ...
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... pain ; He entered not into His glory , before He was crucified . So truly our way to eternal joy is to suffer here with Christ ; and our door to enter into eternal life , is gladly to die with Christ , that we may rise again from death ...
... pain ; He entered not into His glory , before He was crucified . So truly our way to eternal joy is to suffer here with Christ ; and our door to enter into eternal life , is gladly to die with Christ , that we may rise again from death ...
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afflicted Almighty Amen bear beseech Thee bitter Blessed Jesus Blessed Lord body Caiaphas chasten Christian ciii comfort compassion confess consolation Creator Cross crucified darkness death deliver Divine Divine grace dwell eternal everlasting eyes faith fear feelings fervent flesh give glorious God's grace gracious grant hand hath heal heart heaven heavenly Holy Baptism Holy Ghost Holy Spirit honour hope humble humility Incarnation infinite iniquities Jesus Christ John xiv kingdom of heaven Lamb of God light ligion live Lord Jesus meditate meek mind ness pain Passion patience peace penitence perish Pilate praise pray prayers receive Redeemer rejoice repentance resurrection of Jesus riches saith the Lord sake salvation Saviour shew sick sinner sins sorrow soul succour suffer sympathy tender tender mercies Thine things Thou didst Thou hast throne Thy holy Thy mercy Thy sacred tion trust unto vile wast weakness weariness wisdom words
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Page 51 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Page 87 - But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Page 45 - Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.
Page 55 - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations : That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ...
Page 73 - Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
Page 67 - Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens and stretched them out ; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein...
Page 24 - Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Page 98 - Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you ; do this in remembrance of me.
Page 44 - The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Page 4 - Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwellingplaces to all generations ; they call their lands after their own names. Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.