The Life of Rev. John Wesley ... Founder of the Methodist SocietiesL. Swormstedt & A. Poe, 1857 - 384 pages |
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... gave a smooth polish to his wit , and an air of superior elegance to all his composi- tions . He had already begun to amuse himself occasion- ally with writing verses , though most of his poetical pieces , at this period , were , I ...
... gave a smooth polish to his wit , and an air of superior elegance to all his composi- tions . He had already begun to amuse himself occasion- ally with writing verses , though most of his poetical pieces , at this period , were , I ...
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... gave to his venerable parents , and which was em- phatically expressed in their letters . Several specimens of his poetry , composed about this time , are given by his biographers , which show that , had he cultivated that de- partment ...
... gave to his venerable parents , and which was em- phatically expressed in their letters . Several specimens of his poetry , composed about this time , are given by his biographers , which show that , had he cultivated that de- partment ...
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... gave additional vigor to their exertions to promote their own spiritual improvement and the good of others . The union of system and efficiency which this association presented well accorded with his practical and governing mind ; and ...
... gave additional vigor to their exertions to promote their own spiritual improvement and the good of others . The union of system and efficiency which this association presented well accorded with his practical and governing mind ; and ...
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... gave them " the true riches . " They " sought God with all their heart ; " and they ultimately found him , but in a way which at that time " they knew not . " The very writers , Bishop Taylor and Mr. Law , who so powerfully wrought upon ...
... gave them " the true riches . " They " sought God with all their heart ; " and they ultimately found him , but in a way which at that time " they knew not . " The very writers , Bishop Taylor and Mr. Law , who so powerfully wrought upon ...
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... to trace the progress of his mind through its agitations , inquiries , hopes , and fears , till the moment when he found that steadfast peace which never afterward forsook him , but gave serenity to his REV . JOHN WESLEY . 21.
... to trace the progress of his mind through its agitations , inquiries , hopes , and fears , till the moment when he found that steadfast peace which never afterward forsook him , but gave serenity to his REV . JOHN WESLEY . 21.
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Page 169 - Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near...
Page 343 - I'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 151 - Some therefore cried one thing, and some another : for the assembly was confused, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
Page 222 - Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
Page 260 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead.
Page 39 - He was indeed attempting to work out " his own salvation with fear and trembling ;" but not as knowing that " it is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Page 189 - Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
Page 249 - So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God; And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.
Page 54 - I have a sin of fear that when I've spun My last thread I shall perish on the shore. But swear by thyself that at my death thy Son Shall shine as he shines now and heretofore. And having done that, thou hast done, I fear no more.
Page 123 - Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.