The soul's exodus and pilgrimage [sermons].Smith, Elder and Company, 1862 - 415 pages |
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... veil on the bosom of the waste , and drew from " the flinty rock " the living stream , to supply , purely and freshly , their daily needs . His voice thundered on Sinai , and declared a law to them ; His finger traced , on the tables of ...
... veil on the bosom of the waste , and drew from " the flinty rock " the living stream , to supply , purely and freshly , their daily needs . His voice thundered on Sinai , and declared a law to them ; His finger traced , on the tables of ...
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... veil , of the pomp and beauty of eternity . These earthly things , from the blade of grass that crisps beneath your footsteps , to the Alp , that hides its maiden peak in the white bosom of the skies , are but images ; their ideal forms ...
... veil , of the pomp and beauty of eternity . These earthly things , from the blade of grass that crisps beneath your footsteps , to the Alp , that hides its maiden peak in the white bosom of the skies , are but images ; their ideal forms ...
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... veils of heaven , are images , broken images , but strangely beautiful and true , of the glories of that heaven of heavens which our sunlight doth not quicken , and where we shall see the heavenly models after which all that this world ...
... veils of heaven , are images , broken images , but strangely beautiful and true , of the glories of that heaven of heavens which our sunlight doth not quicken , and where we shall see the heavenly models after which all that this world ...
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... veils of life are parted for ever , and the whole breadth of the heavenly Canaan appears . Mere fancy ! some of you say . I think not . Our world is as our being ; and if in us there are here , in the midst of the dust and sweat of the ...
... veils of life are parted for ever , and the whole breadth of the heavenly Canaan appears . Mere fancy ! some of you say . I think not . Our world is as our being ; and if in us there are here , in the midst of the dust and sweat of the ...
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... veil of grace ; the exquisite soft- ness and roundness of the snow outline , the murmurs of cascades which fill the air with music , and the bright starry flowers which gem the earth at your very feet , lend a touch of grace and even ...
... veil of grace ; the exquisite soft- ness and roundness of the snow outline , the murmurs of cascades which fill the air with music , and the bright starry flowers which gem the earth at your very feet , lend a touch of grace and even ...
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Page 323 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Page 182 - And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Page 182 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 311 - And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Page 385 - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks ; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Page 207 - Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 116 - He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake : for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Page 386 - And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb, as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Page 284 - Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 364 - The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.