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Page iii
... received into the church at Margate , and continued a member of it till her death . It seems necessary to state explicitly that Mrs. C. was a Dis- senter and a Baptist to the last : indeed , her sentiments on this subject appear to have ...
... received into the church at Margate , and continued a member of it till her death . It seems necessary to state explicitly that Mrs. C. was a Dis- senter and a Baptist to the last : indeed , her sentiments on this subject appear to have ...
Page vii
... received just on waking out of sleep , produced most alarming effects on the health of the daughter . - Mrs . C. was immediately seized with very danger- ous symptoms , and her malady so much oppressed the powers of her mind , that ...
... received just on waking out of sleep , produced most alarming effects on the health of the daughter . - Mrs . C. was immediately seized with very danger- ous symptoms , and her malady so much oppressed the powers of her mind , that ...
Page viii
... received into the heart by living faith , under the sacred influences of the Holy Spirit . We must not , however , conclude these remarks without observing , that the principal excellency of the charac- ter here exhibited , seems to ...
... received into the heart by living faith , under the sacred influences of the Holy Spirit . We must not , however , conclude these remarks without observing , that the principal excellency of the charac- ter here exhibited , seems to ...
Page 12
... receiving such manifold gifts , in grace and providence , from a kind and indulgent Father and Friend ? Surely not ! and yet how faint , how languid are our sayings , are our writings , unless something out of the ordinary way is ...
... receiving such manifold gifts , in grace and providence , from a kind and indulgent Father and Friend ? Surely not ! and yet how faint , how languid are our sayings , are our writings , unless something out of the ordinary way is ...
Page 59
... received by my new relations ; and their attention and indulgence to me have continued to increase . I have been indeed very , very happy ; have had all that heart could wish , as it respects tempo- rals ; and I think I may add too ...
... received by my new relations ; and their attention and indulgence to me have continued to increase . I have been indeed very , very happy ; have had all that heart could wish , as it respects tempo- rals ; and I think I may add too ...
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Page 236 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 302 - I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 294 - I know whom I have trusted, and whom I have believed and that he is able to keep that [which] I have committed to his charge.
Page 75 - He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Page 323 - I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Page 163 - With peaceful mind thy race of duty run : God nothing does, or suffers to be done, But what thou wouldst thyself, if thou couldst see Through all events of things as well as he.
Page 222 - I love them that love me ; and they that seek me early shall find me.
Page 321 - Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home ; We'll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come.
Page 188 - The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord.
Page 119 - May our light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; while we look, not at the things seen and temporal, but at the things not seen, but eternal.