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... brings in supplies from Hea- ven , and so does this ; and these two usually are con- comitant , and where the one is neglected the other is seldom well performed . Meditation , like the bee , fetches honey both from flowers and weeds ...
... brings in supplies from Hea- ven , and so does this ; and these two usually are con- comitant , and where the one is neglected the other is seldom well performed . Meditation , like the bee , fetches honey both from flowers and weeds ...
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... bringing forth weeds .... 7 MEDITATION IV . Upon a bush of thorns ........ 10 MEDITATION V. Upon birds picking up the seed 13 MEDITATION VI . Upon plucking off the tops of weeds . 17 MEDITATION VII . Upon the care men take of their ...
... bringing forth weeds .... 7 MEDITATION IV . Upon a bush of thorns ........ 10 MEDITATION V. Upon birds picking up the seed 13 MEDITATION VI . Upon plucking off the tops of weeds . 17 MEDITATION VII . Upon the care men take of their ...
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... -15 the other only brings forth fruit fit for the fire ; all the seed sown upon it is lost , and UPON A BARREN PLOT OF GROUND , " The 5 MEDITATION Upon a barren plot of ground MEDITATION CONTENTS MEDITATION XII Page MEDITATION XXXVIII.
... -15 the other only brings forth fruit fit for the fire ; all the seed sown upon it is lost , and UPON A BARREN PLOT OF GROUND , " The 5 MEDITATION Upon a barren plot of ground MEDITATION CONTENTS MEDITATION XII Page MEDITATION XXXVIII.
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... bringing forth a harvest of holiness , resembles the trees fit for food , which were not to be destroyed , Deut . xx . 19 ; whereas fruitless trees are for the fire , Matt . iii . 10. But oh , how much of this sterile barren ground is ...
... bringing forth a harvest of holiness , resembles the trees fit for food , which were not to be destroyed , Deut . xx . 19 ; whereas fruitless trees are for the fire , Matt . iii . 10. But oh , how much of this sterile barren ground is ...
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... Lord , leave me not to other hus- bandmen , for they cannot make me fruitful . O be thou my Gardener , and my soul shall flourish ; blow upon thy spices , and they will send forth a sweet savour . III . ON THE EARTH BRINGING FORTH WEEDS .
... Lord , leave me not to other hus- bandmen , for they cannot make me fruitful . O be thou my Gardener , and my soul shall flourish ; blow upon thy spices , and they will send forth a sweet savour . III . ON THE EARTH BRINGING FORTH WEEDS .
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affliction art not thou art thou barren beauty bless body briers bring cast chaff Christ Christian considered creatures dead Deut dili diligence dost thou earth earthly enjoyments enemies ere long fence fire flesh flourishing garden gather give glory God's godliness grace grass ground grow Haman hand hast thou hath Hazael heaven herb of grace herbs and flowers holiness honour Israel James iv Jesus John xv king of Assyria labour live Lord Luke manured Matt means of grace meditation nature neglect never observed pains PICKING wither planted pluck profes Prov rain riches root saith seed shalt soul sown speak Spirit spring stones tares thee thine things thorns thou art thou canst thou hast thou wilt thy heart thyself tree unto vanity vine vine of Sodom wast weeds wicked wind winter wither word
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Page 74 - I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall' be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
Page 83 - For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say to the poor, "Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool," are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
Page 126 - I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.' 70 chapter 24: 20 30 1 went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; "and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 70 - Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit : for without Me ye can do nothing.
Page 66 - Having, then gifts, differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith ; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation : he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Page 5 - For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God ; but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Page 108 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep ; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand ; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Page 70 - But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it ; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while : for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Page 74 - My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Page 172 - For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.