The revocation of the edict of Nantes, and its consequences to the Protestant Churches of France and Italy, by the author of the 'Wild garland'.1833 |
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Page 198 - Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Page 160 - For whosoever will save his life shall lose it : but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Page 202 - For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.
Page 169 - The thousands that, uncheered by praise, Have made one offering of their days ; For truth, for heaven, for freedom's sake, Resigned the bitter cup to take ; And silently in fearless faith Bowing their noble souls to death...
Page 178 - Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord : We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light : Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Page 173 - Him who died for our sins, and rose again for our justification, and now liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God world without end.
Page 19 - ... in the hour of extremity. And in the latter case, who shall presume to call them mistaken, or to say that they carried their faith to an unwarrantable extent ? Are we not assured, that the angels of heaven are "ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to the heirs of salvation...
Page 8 - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him : for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.
Page 15 - Yes, while the dear Redeemer lives, We have a boundless store, And shall be fed with what he gives, Who lives for evermore.
Page 202 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice : and be kind one to another, and tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.