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... human estimation ; if we do not possess the blessing of God , it would have been better for us ( as Job says of himself ) that we had never been born . But if we do possess this inestimable treasure , we are rich indeed . If the Lord be ...
... human estimation ; if we do not possess the blessing of God , it would have been better for us ( as Job says of himself ) that we had never been born . But if we do possess this inestimable treasure , we are rich indeed . If the Lord be ...
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... human existence . The tenure by which he holds his happiness is not liable to be broken by the stroke that separates soul from body . In calling God his own , he can call eternity his own also . He can stand upon the ruins of the ...
... human existence . The tenure by which he holds his happiness is not liable to be broken by the stroke that separates soul from body . In calling God his own , he can call eternity his own also . He can stand upon the ruins of the ...
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... human breast . We all know , my Brethren , in what manner the desire of money operates in the hearts and lives of the men of this world ; namely , by making them " rise early , and late take rest , and eat the bread of carefulness ...
... human breast . We all know , my Brethren , in what manner the desire of money operates in the hearts and lives of the men of this world ; namely , by making them " rise early , and late take rest , and eat the bread of carefulness ...
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William Ford Vance. passion of the human breast ; they all operate by causing the individual to be proportionally eager and active in the pursuit of that object , the attain- ment of which is so earnestly longed after . So is also with ...
William Ford Vance. passion of the human breast ; they all operate by causing the individual to be proportionally eager and active in the pursuit of that object , the attain- ment of which is so earnestly longed after . So is also with ...
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... human race , the consequent inability of fallen man to render himself acceptable with his Creator , by any merits or exertions of his own ; the sufficiency of the sufferings , righteousness , and intercession of the Son of God alone to ...
... human race , the consequent inability of fallen man to render himself acceptable with his Creator , by any merits or exertions of his own ; the sufficiency of the sufferings , righteousness , and intercession of the Son of God alone to ...
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Page 264 - Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child'! for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still; therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
Page 41 - Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Page 264 - I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; "Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke; turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
Page 78 - He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Page 3 - And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness : and thou shalt know the Lord.
Page 231 - I have no pleasure in them; while the sun or the light or the moon or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened...
Page 6 - Thou art the source and centre of all minds, Their only point of rest, eternal Word ! From thee departing, they are lost and rove At random, without honour, hope, or peace. From thee is all that soothes the life of man, His high endeavour, and his glad success, His strength to suffer, and his will to serve.
Page 128 - The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Page 271 - For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's.
Page 311 - And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.