Debates and Proceedings of the National Council of Congregational Churches, Held at Boston, Mass., June 14-24, 1865 |
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Page 491 - Then will the Lord create upon every dwelling-place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud of smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all the glory shall be a defense.
Page 95 - Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, peace be with thee. Because of the
Page 500 - prayer, after which the Doxology was sung, — " To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honor, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven !
Page 75 - be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things; and blessed be His name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled
Page 491 - and from every hearthstone will ascend incense and a pure offering. " Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. And the work of righteousness shall be peace,
Page 499 - heart, and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name ! " Soon shall we hear him say, ' Ye blessed children, come ;' Soon will he call us hence away To our eternal home. " Soon shall our raptured tongue
Page 49 - one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature, when, upon the comparison of two things, one is found to be of greater importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all." I must add that it seems to me that this is pre-eminently " the peculiar weakness
Page 488 - not to rest. He is to guide them, teach them, show them how they may be useful. He is to inspire them, to animate them, with his own spirit of self-denial, and devotion to the Master's cause. If he is not equal to this, he is not fit for his place. " Behold," says the prophet, " I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader
Page 206 - nor with approval, human or divine, that we come to the confession, " They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Page 74 - out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil and