The Works of Mrs. Sherwood: Being the Only Uniform Edition Ever Published in the United States ...Harper & Brothers, 1834 - English literature |
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... comfort to a sinful soul standing in need of salvation ; but , in all the words of the Bramin he found not as yet any thing which might lead him to that which he needed , to wit , primarily , justification , or a means by which he might ...
... comfort to a sinful soul standing in need of salvation ; but , in all the words of the Bramin he found not as yet any thing which might lead him to that which he needed , to wit , primarily , justification , or a means by which he might ...
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... comfort in the re- ligion of the Mussulmauns as in that of the idolaters for although it was true that the followers of the prophet ab- horred idols , and held some rational doctrines ; yet their religion had no power to cleanse him ...
... comfort in the re- ligion of the Mussulmauns as in that of the idolaters for although it was true that the followers of the prophet ab- horred idols , and held some rational doctrines ; yet their religion had no power to cleanse him ...
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... comfort , which sounded in his ears like " a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice . " Ezek . xxxiii . 32. Nevertheless , not being able to conceive how such a letter of invitation should be directed to one who knew himself ...
... comfort , which sounded in his ears like " a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice . " Ezek . xxxiii . 32. Nevertheless , not being able to conceive how such a letter of invitation should be directed to one who knew himself ...
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... comfort him through the journey which he was about to undertake . So , bidding him God - speed , he went about his Master's business in the city , while Goonah Purist hastened towards the rising light with all the speed he could make ...
... comfort him through the journey which he was about to undertake . So , bidding him God - speed , he went about his Master's business in the city , while Goonah Purist hastened towards the rising light with all the speed he could make ...
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... comforts of God re- freshed my soul , till the hope of an inheritance undefiled and that fadeth not away , swallowed up all grief for my temporal disappointments . After having gained some distinct information con- cerning the way of ...
... comforts of God re- freshed my soul , till the hope of an inheritance undefiled and that fadeth not away , swallowed up all grief for my temporal disappointments . After having gained some distinct information con- cerning the way of ...
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Page 104 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Page 326 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Page 114 - And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Page 137 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 141 - PREDESTINATION to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 161 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church ; and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Page 135 - As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle...
Page 114 - Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves. "But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Page 145 - If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying. Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them...
Page 123 - Their idols are silver and gold: the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not...