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... eye of God is , and the eye of a christian ought to be , principally fixed upon it . The greatest difficulty in conversion is to win the heart to God ; and the great- est difficulty after conversion , is to keep the heart with God ...
... eye of God is , and the eye of a christian ought to be , principally fixed upon it . The greatest difficulty in conversion is to win the heart to God ; and the great- est difficulty after conversion , is to keep the heart with God ...
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... eye , which is a fit emblem of it , if a small dust get into the eye , it will never leave twinkling and watering till it have wept it out : so the upright heart cannot be at rest till it have wept out its troubles , and poured out its ...
... eye , which is a fit emblem of it , if a small dust get into the eye , it will never leave twinkling and watering till it have wept it out : so the upright heart cannot be at rest till it have wept out its troubles , and poured out its ...
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... xxxi . 1. I made a covenant with mine eyes : by this means , holy ones have over - awed their souls , and preserved them from defilement by some special heart - corruptions , 5 It includes a constant holy jealousy over our own ( 13 )
... xxxi . 1. I made a covenant with mine eyes : by this means , holy ones have over - awed their souls , and preserved them from defilement by some special heart - corruptions , 5 It includes a constant holy jealousy over our own ( 13 )
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... eyes of his soul awake and open upon all the disorderly and tumultuous stirrings of his affections : if the affec ... eye of our faith is fixed upon the eye God's omniscience , we dare not let out our thoughts and affections to vanity ...
... eyes of his soul awake and open upon all the disorderly and tumultuous stirrings of his affections : if the affec ... eye of our faith is fixed upon the eye God's omniscience , we dare not let out our thoughts and affections to vanity ...
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... eye of God . In these and such like particulars , do gracious souls express the care they have of their hearts ; they are as careful to prevent the breaking loose of their cor- ruptions in times of temptation , as sea- men are to bind ...
... eye of God . In these and such like particulars , do gracious souls express the care they have of their hearts ; they are as careful to prevent the breaking loose of their cor- ruptions in times of temptation , as sea- men are to bind ...
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Page 107 - Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.
Page 140 - But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Page 136 - For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease : and there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am feeble and sore broken : I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Page 20 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; He that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; He that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
Page 26 - MY HEART is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Page 116 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that we should follow his steps : who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Page 34 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 77 - Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him : but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Page 202 - The law of his God is in his heart ; none of his steps shall slide.
Page 6 - A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.