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Page ix
... excellent pa- rents to the time of his entering college , had been the residence of his ancestors from so remote a period as the year 1645. To the good understanding and emi- nent piety of his mother , he was indebted for those re ...
... excellent pa- rents to the time of his entering college , had been the residence of his ancestors from so remote a period as the year 1645. To the good understanding and emi- nent piety of his mother , he was indebted for those re ...
Page xix
... excellent mother . His filial grief was expressed on this occasion in a ser- mon to his congregation from the words , - " I bowed down heavily , as one that mourneth for his mother . " The following extracts from a private letter ...
... excellent mother . His filial grief was expressed on this occasion in a ser- mon to his congregation from the words , - " I bowed down heavily , as one that mourneth for his mother . " The following extracts from a private letter ...
Page xxi
... excellent persons into the church , frequently throws up to notice , and ranks with professors , those who ultimately bring disgrace upon them . It is far more desirable to have additions from the sober on reflection , than from high ...
... excellent persons into the church , frequently throws up to notice , and ranks with professors , those who ultimately bring disgrace upon them . It is far more desirable to have additions from the sober on reflection , than from high ...
Page xxiii
... excellent singing and per- formers enough . I addressed my little congregation from a part of the mariner's Psalm , 107 , and let the current of thought rise out of the scene around us , and the interesting experience of the preceding ...
... excellent singing and per- formers enough . I addressed my little congregation from a part of the mariner's Psalm , 107 , and let the current of thought rise out of the scene around us , and the interesting experience of the preceding ...
Page lxviii
... excellent , and printed by vote of the Town , and " one copy at least , " directed to be furnished to each family . * * * * When Dr. Abbot was at Haverhill , ministerial ex- changes were not confined to those of precisely simi- lar ...
... excellent , and printed by vote of the Town , and " one copy at least , " directed to be furnished to each family . * * * * When Dr. Abbot was at Haverhill , ministerial ex- changes were not confined to those of precisely simi- lar ...
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Page xxvi - But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers...
Page 141 - And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 233 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 180 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, " Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord." Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 45 - By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 219 - Lord to prepare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 183 - Now unto Him that is able to keep us from falling, and. to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.
Page 114 - I am the LORD'S"; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Page lxiii - There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Page 167 - Solomon's porch ; and of the rest durst no man join himself to them. But the people magnified them ; and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women ; insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.