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... Divine bless- ing which its Author fervently implores , in some de- gree , the means of confirming and extending the king- dom of Christ , not only in India , but throughout the world at large . St. Giles's , Oxford , March 8 , 1817 ...
... Divine bless- ing which its Author fervently implores , in some de- gree , the means of confirming and extending the king- dom of Christ , not only in India , but throughout the world at large . St. Giles's , Oxford , March 8 , 1817 ...
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... divine grace ; whether or not it was a fic- ❝tion imposed by grave and austere persons from their own 66 fancies . He took occasion from this enquiry to enlarge " much upon the subject ; he spoke with zeal and earnest- " ness , and ...
... divine grace ; whether or not it was a fic- ❝tion imposed by grave and austere persons from their own 66 fancies . He took occasion from this enquiry to enlarge " much upon the subject ; he spoke with zeal and earnest- " ness , and ...
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... divine precepts . That such was the general tenor of the counsel which was imparted upon these occasions , plainly appears from several succeeding letters of Mr. Buchanan ; and though it is to be lamented that those of his pious ...
... divine precepts . That such was the general tenor of the counsel which was imparted upon these occasions , plainly appears from several succeeding letters of Mr. Buchanan ; and though it is to be lamented that those of his pious ...
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... divine origin . If the spiritual change , however , which has been thus ex- plained , is acknowledged by some to have been devoid of any thing delusive or visionary , it may still perhaps be con- sidered by others as neither ...
... divine origin . If the spiritual change , however , which has been thus ex- plained , is acknowledged by some to have been devoid of any thing delusive or visionary , it may still perhaps be con- sidered by others as neither ...
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... divine mercy , was " peculiarly engaged to declare it to others . After fervent " prayer , I endeavoured to commit myself and my services " into the hands of Him who alone is able to direct me . “ This day I still cherish the idea with ...
... divine mercy , was " peculiarly engaged to declare it to others . After fervent " prayer , I endeavoured to commit myself and my services " into the hands of Him who alone is able to direct me . “ This day I still cherish the idea with ...
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Page 509 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day : the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads...
Page 127 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 199 - Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you...
Page 234 - ... if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God.
Page 172 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 166 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Page 519 - And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 114 - He has fought a good fight ; he has finished his course ; he has kept the faith...
Page 430 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the failing together ; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 206 - Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.