Persuasives to Early Piety: Interspersed with Suitable Prayers |
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... heart , a deep conviction , that religion is the one thing needful . Yes , my young friend , one thing is needful ; so said the Lord of life , needful to you , to me , to all . The living neglect it , but the dead know its value . Every ...
... heart , a deep conviction , that religion is the one thing needful . Yes , my young friend , one thing is needful ; so said the Lord of life , needful to you , to me , to all . The living neglect it , but the dead know its value . Every ...
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... heart , and knowest every thought of every creature in thy wide dominions . Look down from thine eternal throne ... hearts , yet by nature those hearts are shut against thee . But if thou hast 14.
... heart , and knowest every thought of every creature in thy wide dominions . Look down from thine eternal throne ... hearts , yet by nature those hearts are shut against thee . But if thou hast 14.
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... heart thy goodness does not melt - no rock so hard . Cold is the heart thy kindness does not warm -no ice so cold ; yet , alas ! great God , such is natural- ly every human heart . Such was his whom thou hast inclined to write this ...
... heart thy goodness does not melt - no rock so hard . Cold is the heart thy kindness does not warm -no ice so cold ; yet , alas ! great God , such is natural- ly every human heart . Such was his whom thou hast inclined to write this ...
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... heart , for Jesus ' sake grant the request . Bestow thy Spirit , O God of love . Bestow those blessed influences , O thou Saviour of mankind , who hast received gifts for men . Bestow them O Fa- ther and Lord of all , and bring some ...
... heart , for Jesus ' sake grant the request . Bestow thy Spirit , O God of love . Bestow those blessed influences , O thou Saviour of mankind , who hast received gifts for men . Bestow them O Fa- ther and Lord of all , and bring some ...
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... heart of a child . The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth , 8 is only evil and that continually ; he is abominable and filthy , and drinketh in iniquity like water . 10 As he advances in life , do his corruptions weaken ...
... heart of a child . The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth , 8 is only evil and that continually ; he is abominable and filthy , and drinketh in iniquity like water . 10 As he advances in life , do his corruptions weaken ...
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ancholy angels apostle behold beloved beseech betimes blessed careless cern Chap child christian corruption creature crown death declares delight devil divine divine grace dreadful dying early piety early religion earth everlasting evil eyes faith Father feel folly give glory gospel grace gracious grave guilty happy hath heart heaven heavenly hell holy Holy Spirit honour hope hour humble immortal soul infinite ingratitude iniquity irreligion Jesus Christ John iii kingdom kingdom of God ligion live Lord Jesus Christ Matt mercy misery neglect never pain parents peace Perhaps pleasure poor possess praise prayer Redeemer rejoice repent ruin salvation Satan Saviour Scriptures Sect seek sight sinner sins sins of youth solemn soon sorrow Spirit thee thine things thou art thou hast thoughtless thousand throne thy love tion torments treasures trifle unto vanity word worldly wrath wretched young friend young sinner youth
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Page 93 - ... they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins ; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 117 - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Page 47 - Such a nation might truly say to corruption, thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother and my sister.
Page 258 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page 59 - But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Page 249 - For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward, how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation...
Page 106 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Page 187 - ... and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Page 250 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law : for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 235 - Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.