Bright examples: short sketches of Christian life [signed E.J.A.].1869 |
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ALBIGENSES Alps Aston Sandford awakened began blessed blood brethren Burdwan Calcutta carrying multitudes Champsaur Christian church Church Missionary Society comfort Cottian Alps cruel priesthood DAVID BRAINERD dear death delight Divine Divine grace Dormilleuse Dundee eternity from happi faith Father feel felt floating to eternity flock followed foundering raft futile-perish for lack glory God's Gospel grace Guillestre hand heart heaven heavenly Henry Martyn holy hope India Indians John Newton joy in heaven labours Larbert live Lord Lord's Day M'Cheyne mercy mind ministry missionary Mont Viso mountains multitudes to perdition native ness hereafter never parish pastor peace praise pray prayer preaching precious priesthood of Hinduism Queyras raft of bloody received rejoice ring salvation Saviour says sinner solemn soon soul spirit sweeping ever onward sweet thee things thou thought tion truth unebbing tide unto valley Weitbrecht words writes
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Page 49 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 55 - Go thy way : for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel : for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
Page 20 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put Him to an open shame.
Page 18 - When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him : and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Page 20 - Because I have called and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity: I will mock when your fear cometh...
Page 216 - Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the Church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch ; who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord...
Page 113 - For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Page 32 - ... ring I should be happy and successful ; but if I lost or parted with it, I must expect nothing but trouble and misery. I accepted the present and the terms willingly, not in the least doubting my own care to preserve it, and highly satisfied to have my happiness in my own keeping. I was engaged in these thoughts when a second person came to me, and, observing the ring on my finger, took occasion to ask me some questions concerning it. I readily told him its virtues ; and his answer expressed...
Page 18 - And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
Page 33 - If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness ; then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit : I have found a ransom.