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... preaching . The difficulties , inseparable from all post - humous publications , have been experienced in this . And , as is intimated in the following Memoir , the practice of Dr. Abbot of improving local occurrences and interesting ...
... preaching . The difficulties , inseparable from all post - humous publications , have been experienced in this . And , as is intimated in the following Memoir , the practice of Dr. Abbot of improving local occurrences and interesting ...
Page xi
... subject of education , and prepared him subsequently to be of important benefit to the public schools in connex- ion with the duties of his sacred profession . In the No- vember of 1794 , he commenced preaching at Haverhill , MEMOIR . xi.
... subject of education , and prepared him subsequently to be of important benefit to the public schools in connex- ion with the duties of his sacred profession . In the No- vember of 1794 , he commenced preaching at Haverhill , MEMOIR . xi.
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Abiel Abbot. vember of 1794 , he commenced preaching at Haverhill , and , in the February following , was , by the unanimous choice of church and people , invited to become their pastor . In April an affirmative answer was returned , and ...
Abiel Abbot. vember of 1794 , he commenced preaching at Haverhill , and , in the February following , was , by the unanimous choice of church and people , invited to become their pastor . In April an affirmative answer was returned , and ...
Page xiii
... preaching , however , was practical , and had little to do with what he was obliged to consider the mysteries of religion ; and the opinions , he had been led to form , from the circumstances in which he commenced his theological career ...
... preaching , however , was practical , and had little to do with what he was obliged to consider the mysteries of religion ; and the opinions , he had been led to form , from the circumstances in which he commenced his theological career ...
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... preaching four Sabbaths , he was unanimously invited by the church and parish to be their pastor . At this period , he was solicited to preach as a candidate to the society in Brattle Street , Boston , which he was compelled to de ...
... preaching four Sabbaths , he was unanimously invited by the church and parish to be their pastor . At this period , he was solicited to preach as a candidate to the society in Brattle Street , Boston , which he was compelled to de ...
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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.