The refiner's fire, thoughts on affliction, selected from the works of archbishop Leighton and other eminent writers1875 |
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... Lord to bruise Him for the good of man , and He afflicts man for his good . If I recover , I shall be a better preacher ; that is , I shall be more humble . have many comforts , but , perhaps , I shall be so sick as to say , ' Lord ! it ...
... Lord to bruise Him for the good of man , and He afflicts man for his good . If I recover , I shall be a better preacher ; that is , I shall be more humble . have many comforts , but , perhaps , I shall be so sick as to say , ' Lord ! it ...
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... Lord shall come . But then , " to you that fear his name , shall the Sun of righteous- ness arise with healing in ... Jesus stands at the door and knocks , and sometimes I think the door will give way before his gentle hand . I am bid to ...
... Lord shall come . But then , " to you that fear his name , shall the Sun of righteous- ness arise with healing in ... Jesus stands at the door and knocks , and sometimes I think the door will give way before his gentle hand . I am bid to ...
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... Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? " .. Again and again other vineyards were offered to me , and I was asked to leave you ; but I never for a moment listened to one of them , for ye were the seal of my ministry ; and where could I be ...
... Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? " .. Again and again other vineyards were offered to me , and I was asked to leave you ; but I never for a moment listened to one of them , for ye were the seal of my ministry ; and where could I be ...
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Refiner. the chastening of the Lord , neither be weary of his correction " ( Prov . iii . 11 ) . God seems plainly to ... Jesus , yet there is always something terrible where Jesus withdraws the meanest light in such a dark world . But if ...
Refiner. the chastening of the Lord , neither be weary of his correction " ( Prov . iii . 11 ) . God seems plainly to ... Jesus , yet there is always something terrible where Jesus withdraws the meanest light in such a dark world . But if ...
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... Jesus . " Christ is my armoury , and I go to Him to get the whole armour of ... Lord meant it for great good . If God be glorified , is not this our utmost ... Jesus Christ . I am not very strong yet ; often revisited by my warning friend ...
... Jesus . " Christ is my armoury , and I go to Him to get the whole armour of ... Lord meant it for great good . If God be glorified , is not this our utmost ... Jesus Christ . I am not very strong yet ; often revisited by my warning friend ...
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Page 207 - Surely every man walketh in a vain shew : surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, LORD, what wait I for ? my hope is- in Thee.
Page 239 - If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments ; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments ; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Page 282 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers.
Page 293 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 52 - The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, or whither it goeth, so is every one that is born of the spirit.
Page 137 - Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried ; and ye shall have tribulation ten days : be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Page 283 - Some drill and bore The solid earth, and from the strata there Extract a register, by which we learn That he who made it, and reveal'd its date To Moses, was mistaken in its age.
Page 15 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears : for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Page 284 - The path of sorrow, and that path alone, Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown ; No traveller ever reach'd that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briers in his road.
Page 168 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.