Memoirs of the Life and Ministry of the Late Rev. Thomas Spencer, of Liverpool: With an Appendix, Containing a Selection from His Papers, &cCharles Williams, and Samuel T. Armstrong, 1814 - 311 pages |
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... pleasure , I hasten to sketch the rude outline of one of the loveliest and most finished char- acters the present age has known ; -pausing only to express my deep regret , that one so ripe for heaven , and yet so eminently useful upon ...
... pleasure , I hasten to sketch the rude outline of one of the loveliest and most finished char- acters the present age has known ; -pausing only to express my deep regret , that one so ripe for heaven , and yet so eminently useful upon ...
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... pleasure the pieces which circulated in private , may regret for the moment their entire exclusion here , his biogra- pher hopes , that he shall render a more essential ser- vice to the memory of his departed friend , by occu- pying ...
... pleasure the pieces which circulated in private , may regret for the moment their entire exclusion here , his biogra- pher hopes , that he shall render a more essential ser- vice to the memory of his departed friend , by occu- pying ...
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... pleasure of paying the last tribute of re- spect to his beloved remains , and giving utterance to the warm and authorized feelings of his heart , in a most impressive oration at his grave . From Mr. White he learned the rudiments of the ...
... pleasure of paying the last tribute of re- spect to his beloved remains , and giving utterance to the warm and authorized feelings of his heart , in a most impressive oration at his grave . From Mr. White he learned the rudiments of the ...
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... it was natural ; nor is it incompatible with the most perfect resignation to the divine will , thus to dwell on scenes of promised pleasure with delight . Such a combi- nation of light and shade is beautiful in nature ; 16.
... it was natural ; nor is it incompatible with the most perfect resignation to the divine will , thus to dwell on scenes of promised pleasure with delight . Such a combi- nation of light and shade is beautiful in nature ; 16.
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... pleasure ; to such , the subsequent history of Mr. Spencer , will afford another striking proof , in an in- numerable series , -that where God has actually call- ed and qualified an individual for the ministry , he will , in his own ...
... pleasure ; to such , the subsequent history of Mr. Spencer , will afford another striking proof , in an in- numerable series , -that where God has actually call- ed and qualified an individual for the ministry , he will , in his own ...
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Page 207 - So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor ; but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 186 - Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord...
Page 235 - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas your sorrow is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor, So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
Page 34 - The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake.
Page 11 - The wind that toss'd my foundering bark. Deep horror then my vitals froze ; Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose, It was the star of Bethlehem. It was my guide, my light, my all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the storm and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace. Now, safely moor'd, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever, and for evermore, The star, the star of Bethlehem ! THE HIDING-PLACE.
Page 191 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God...
Page 289 - And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Page 297 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 297 - Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
Page 288 - The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.