The pilgrim-travellers from the city of trouble to the land of peace, an allegory, by a fellow-pilgrim [signing herself L.E.P.].1847 |
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... follow the progress of that great and original Writer , save at a very humble distance ; and therefore trusts that this little book may not provoke " odious comparisons . " ΤΟ MY DEAR HUSBAND , A FELLOW PILGRIM OF MANY.
... follow the progress of that great and original Writer , save at a very humble distance ; and therefore trusts that this little book may not provoke " odious comparisons . " ΤΟ MY DEAR HUSBAND , A FELLOW PILGRIM OF MANY.
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... follow him to a pleasant smooth lawn adjoining the house , where there grew a green and flourishing tree , bearing leaves , blossoms , and fruit . This object attracted the attention of them both , and they remarked to the friendly ...
... follow him to a pleasant smooth lawn adjoining the house , where there grew a green and flourishing tree , bearing leaves , blossoms , and fruit . This object attracted the attention of them both , and they remarked to the friendly ...
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... a copse or thicket , which gradually increased to a wood , with numerous paths so in- tricate , that by the time he was fairly in he could not tell by which he had come , nor which to take : all he could do was to follow that which seemed.
... a copse or thicket , which gradually increased to a wood , with numerous paths so in- tricate , that by the time he was fairly in he could not tell by which he had come , nor which to take : all he could do was to follow that which seemed.
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L E. P. all he could do was to follow that which seemed to lead towards the part from whence the voice pro- ceeded , but which now sounded but faintly , and at in- tervals . He advanced as quickly as the briery un- derwood allowed him ...
L E. P. all he could do was to follow that which seemed to lead towards the part from whence the voice pro- ceeded , but which now sounded but faintly , and at in- tervals . He advanced as quickly as the briery un- derwood allowed him ...
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... follow me , and you shall soon come out from the Labyrinth of Error ( for so is this place called ) into which you have plunged . " She then led the way , cutting down the thorns , thistles , and all intervening obstacles with the sword ...
... follow me , and you shall soon come out from the Labyrinth of Error ( for so is this place called ) into which you have plunged . " She then led the way , cutting down the thorns , thistles , and all intervening obstacles with the sword ...
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Page 119 - They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away.
Page 118 - I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child.
Page 171 - And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off : it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 164 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Page 134 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Page 104 - But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled...
Page 122 - My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Page 87 - God ; his loins girt about with truth ; having on the breast-plate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.
Page 122 - They put themselves on the same ground with " those holy men of old " who " spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost
Page 203 - Christ our Rest ; or, The Doubts and Fears of the Believer practically considered. Second edition, Third Thousand, post 8vo, cloth, 7s. 6d.