Letters of the Late John Thorp, of Manchester: A Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends ; to which is Prefixed a Memoir of the Life of the WriterSamuel Wood, 1821 - 252 pages |
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... parents were members of the Church of England , in profession with which he was educated . He was , from very early life , sensible of the workings of evil in his own heart , and also of the manifestation of the xi .
... parents were members of the Church of England , in profession with which he was educated . He was , from very early life , sensible of the workings of evil in his own heart , and also of the manifestation of the xi .
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... church of his native place ; but he continued some time longer to attend that place of worship . Being now convinc- ed that , as God is a spirit , and that they who worship Him , must worship Him in spirit and in truth , the forms and ...
... church of his native place ; but he continued some time longer to attend that place of worship . Being now convinc- ed that , as God is a spirit , and that they who worship Him , must worship Him in spirit and in truth , the forms and ...
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... being persuaded that he was under the pre- paring Hand for service in the church . Having fulfilled the " weeks of prepara- tion , " and " eaten the roll of prophecy , " he was , by the great Master , called to the xix .
... being persuaded that he was under the pre- paring Hand for service in the church . Having fulfilled the " weeks of prepara- tion , " and " eaten the roll of prophecy , " he was , by the great Master , called to the xix .
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... church of England . She possessed a good understanding , and had been edu- cated in all those accomplishments which were deemed necessary to her rank in socie- ty . About the twentieth year of her age , she was so fully and availingly ...
... church of England . She possessed a good understanding , and had been edu- cated in all those accomplishments which were deemed necessary to her rank in socie- ty . About the twentieth year of her age , she was so fully and availingly ...
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... church . He filled , for many years , the sta- tion of an Elder with great propriety , being eminently furnished ... church's and his own loss , from the decease of his friend , appears by a letter which he addressed soon after that ...
... church . He filled , for many years , the sta- tion of an Elder with great propriety , being eminently furnished ... church's and his own loss , from the decease of his friend , appears by a letter which he addressed soon after that ...
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Page 147 - Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him: and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Page 90 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this...
Page 80 - Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
Page 194 - But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High. Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.
Page 243 - Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Page 77 - Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them : wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD...
Page 10 - Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favourable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies...
Page 98 - Christ ; if sons, we must be brethren to the only-begotten: but being he came not to do his own will, but the will of Him that sent him, he acknowledgeth no fraternity but with such as do the same ; as he Matt.
Page 35 - It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him...
Page 26 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him, We are able.