The Widow Directed to the Widow's God ...R. Carter & brothers, 1858 - 205 pages |
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... thou ? " You may weep , you must , you ought . You are placed by Providence in the region of sorrow , and tears befit your condition . Let them flow , and mine shall flow with them , for if it be ever our duty to weep with those that ...
... thou ? " You may weep , you must , you ought . You are placed by Providence in the region of sorrow , and tears befit your condition . Let them flow , and mine shall flow with them , for if it be ever our duty to weep with those that ...
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... arranged by GOD . " Be still , therefore , and know that he is GOD who doeth his will among the armies of heaven , and the inhabitants of the earth , nor allows any one o say unto him , What doest thou ? " 18 SUBMISSION .
... arranged by GOD . " Be still , therefore , and know that he is GOD who doeth his will among the armies of heaven , and the inhabitants of the earth , nor allows any one o say unto him , What doest thou ? " 18 SUBMISSION .
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John Angell James. o say unto him , What doest thou ? " Bow down before him with unqualified submission , and find relief in acquiescence . But what is submission to God ? It is not a stoical apathy ; a state of mind that scorns to feel ...
John Angell James. o say unto him , What doest thou ? " Bow down before him with unqualified submission , and find relief in acquiescence . But what is submission to God ? It is not a stoical apathy ; a state of mind that scorns to feel ...
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... thou didst it ; " there is the ground of it . It is said of Aaron , when both his sons were struck dead before the Lord , he " held his peace . " It was not the silence of stupor , or of stubbornness , but of submission . How striking ...
... thou didst it ; " there is the ground of it . It is said of Aaron , when both his sons were struck dead before the Lord , he " held his peace . " It was not the silence of stupor , or of stubbornness , but of submission . How striking ...
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... and flourishing gourd , but before the naked stem of the blighted and withered one ? Oh woman , submit to God , it is for this he has driven thee into the wilderness , like HA . GAR of old , and mayest thou , like her 28 SUBMISSION .
... and flourishing gourd , but before the naked stem of the blighted and withered one ? Oh woman , submit to God , it is for this he has driven thee into the wilderness , like HA . GAR of old , and mayest thou , like her 28 SUBMISSION .
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Page 69 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 61 - And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not; I am the first and the last. I am he that liveth and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Page 141 - And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: for all they did cast in of their abundance ; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her...
Page 76 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, "It is my people:" and they shall say, "The Lord is my God.
Page 77 - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Page 157 - ... and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Page 118 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
Page 131 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away : but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.
Page 148 - Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow ; and much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Page 185 - I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up : while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.