Questions for young persons: by a clergyman1828 |
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... soul in medi- tation and prayer ; we may thus acquire a habit of withdrawing from the injurious influence of outward things , and we may even gradually be introduced into a state , in which we are strengthened to rise above objects of ...
... soul in medi- tation and prayer ; we may thus acquire a habit of withdrawing from the injurious influence of outward things , and we may even gradually be introduced into a state , in which we are strengthened to rise above objects of ...
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... soul . He may be for a time perhaps , to all appear- ance , useless ; all the powers of his being may be absorbed by the secret operations of the Spirit of God ; dead to this world , for it may be that he cannot occupy himself as ...
... soul . He may be for a time perhaps , to all appear- ance , useless ; all the powers of his being may be absorbed by the secret operations of the Spirit of God ; dead to this world , for it may be that he cannot occupy himself as ...
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... soul who has lost its own nature in the divine - the blackness is gone , and it manifests nothing but the brightness ... souls who are undergoing the earlier process of purification , or sanctifica- tion : the divine love has begun to ...
... soul who has lost its own nature in the divine - the blackness is gone , and it manifests nothing but the brightness ... souls who are undergoing the earlier process of purification , or sanctifica- tion : the divine love has begun to ...
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... soul receive and exhibit each ray of truth in its own peculiar force and beauty - again it will concentrate the beams of truth , and manifest as one effulgence , the transmitted light of the divine 48 QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG PERSONS , & c .
... soul receive and exhibit each ray of truth in its own peculiar force and beauty - again it will concentrate the beams of truth , and manifest as one effulgence , the transmitted light of the divine 48 QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG PERSONS , & c .
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... husk , might refer to the comparison , Ps . i . 4 ; and Matt . iii . 12. He might con- trast the value of the body with that of the soul . ( Matt . xvi . 26. ) Can you use it as both ? If we use 54 QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG PERSONS , & c .
... husk , might refer to the comparison , Ps . i . 4 ; and Matt . iii . 12. He might con- trast the value of the body with that of the soul . ( Matt . xvi . 26. ) Can you use it as both ? If we use 54 QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG PERSONS , & c .
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Page 142 - Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Page 172 - And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Page 150 - We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O LORD GOD, heavenly KING, GOD the FATHER Almighty.
Page 169 - Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try : Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry—
Page 166 - Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all.
Page 172 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 171 - After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; And cried with a loud voice ; saying; Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Page 118 - Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which E6 QUINQUAGES1MA SUNDAY.
Page 166 - Christ is born, the great Anointed, Heaven and earth his praises sing; O ! receive, whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore Him, Learn his name and taste his joy; Till in heaven ye sing before Him, Glory be to God most high...
Page 168 - Remember thee, and all thy pains, And all thy love to me; Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember thee.