The Silent Pastor: Or, Consolations for the SickWalker, Wise, & Company, 1864 - 183 pages |
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... faith that they are wisely and mercifully ordained , we yet cannot discover the method in which the good is effected , there are others respecting which fuller revelations are at- tainable from the books of nature and experience ; and ...
... faith that they are wisely and mercifully ordained , we yet cannot discover the method in which the good is effected , there are others respecting which fuller revelations are at- tainable from the books of nature and experience ; and ...
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... faith in its power . They know not Christ , and therefore the sting of death is not at all taken away . We see not how any other explanation can be given ; for such a dread of death is altogether inconsistent with attaching any ...
... faith in its power . They know not Christ , and therefore the sting of death is not at all taken away . We see not how any other explanation can be given ; for such a dread of death is altogether inconsistent with attaching any ...
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... faith , a faith which should see the departed living , which should feel no more doubt of their being alive , than of the existence of those who are constantly in sight , which in imagination should hold almost daily converse with them ...
... faith , a faith which should see the departed living , which should feel no more doubt of their being alive , than of the existence of those who are constantly in sight , which in imagination should hold almost daily converse with them ...
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... faith and duty and love to higher labors , and undefiled reward ! " No wonder disease and death are so repulsive to the generality of mankind , when we shroud in gloom the prospects of those whose health is declining , and the memories ...
... faith and duty and love to higher labors , and undefiled reward ! " No wonder disease and death are so repulsive to the generality of mankind , when we shroud in gloom the prospects of those whose health is declining , and the memories ...
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... faith in a glorious hereafter appear not only in your creeds , and in your ser- vices in the sanctuary , but also in your occupations in the world , and in your conduct in your homes . - 2. Regulate well your habits of reading , reflec ...
... faith in a glorious hereafter appear not only in your creeds , and in your ser- vices in the sanctuary , but also in your occupations in the world , and in your conduct in your homes . - 2. Regulate well your habits of reading , reflec ...
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Page 97 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations ; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Page 158 - I HEARD the voice of Jesus say Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast. I came to Jesus as I was, Weary and worn and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say Behold I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink, and live.
Page 80 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces and worshipped God, saying, Amen, blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever, Amen.
Page 19 - And when the ground was white with snow, And I could run and slide, My brother John was forced to go, And he lies by her side". "How many are you, then, "said I, "If they two are in heaven?
Page 145 - NEARER, my God ! to thee, Nearer to thee ! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me ! Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God ! to thee, Nearer to thee...
Page 99 - I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 160 - Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; ' Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
Page 103 - He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Page 146 - I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 3 There let the way appear Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee...
Page 87 - Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.