The Widow: Directed to the Widow's God. With an IntroductionR. Carter & Bros., 1849 - 205 pages |
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... soul has no inclination , at such times , and in such circumstances , for any thing but the " sincere milk of the word , " leaving the strong meat for other and healthier seasons . Edgbaston , March 9th , 1841 . J. A. J. CHAPTER ...
... soul has no inclination , at such times , and in such circumstances , for any thing but the " sincere milk of the word , " leaving the strong meat for other and healthier seasons . Edgbaston , March 9th , 1841 . J. A. J. CHAPTER ...
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... souls . I could eat my bread , if it were only bread , and drink my cup of cold water , and deal out bread and water to them with tolerable com- posure , if I could well discharge the duty I owe to their souls , and see them following ...
... souls . I could eat my bread , if it were only bread , and drink my cup of cold water , and deal out bread and water to them with tolerable com- posure , if I could well discharge the duty I owe to their souls , and see them following ...
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... soul , not to be uprooted , but culti- vated . If we did not feel our losses , we should not be the better for them . Gentle and well directed grief , softens our hard hearts , and prepares them for the impression of divine truth , just ...
... soul , not to be uprooted , but culti- vated . If we did not feel our losses , we should not be the better for them . Gentle and well directed grief , softens our hard hearts , and prepares them for the impression of divine truth , just ...
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... soul under afflictive dispensations of Providence , which produces an ac- quiescence in the will of God , as just , and wise , and good . It expresses itself in some such manner as the following ; " I feel and deeply feel the heavy loss ...
... soul under afflictive dispensations of Providence , which produces an ac- quiescence in the will of God , as just , and wise , and good . It expresses itself in some such manner as the following ; " I feel and deeply feel the heavy loss ...
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... soul , and is so much added to the weight of the original trouble . But resigna- tion to the dispensations of God's Providence , what a blessed anodyne is this to the soul ; what a sabbath from all those sinful disturbances which ...
... soul , and is so much added to the weight of the original trouble . But resigna- tion to the dispensations of God's Providence , what a blessed anodyne is this to the soul ; what a sabbath from all those sinful disturbances which ...
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