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Having taken this general view of the mighty effects of combined and ' persevering action , it is time , now , to give an appropriate turn to the subject , by pointing out , II . The necessity and admirable use of united , ac, ...
Having taken this general view of the mighty effects of combined and ' persevering action , it is time , now , to give an appropriate turn to the subject , by pointing out , II . The necessity and admirable use of united , ac, ...
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They should give ' line upon line , and precept upon precept ' - should nip the bud ' of every vicious propensity , and cherish every virtuous habit . a few Now let the co - operation which I have thus hastily sketched take place — let ...
They should give ' line upon line , and precept upon precept ' - should nip the bud ' of every vicious propensity , and cherish every virtuous habit . a few Now let the co - operation which I have thus hastily sketched take place — let ...
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How much , how often , and to whom am I bound to give ? Is there not some danger of increasing the evils of poverty , by the very means which are employed to relieve it ? Does not the known liberality of a town , or a neighborhood ...
How much , how often , and to whom am I bound to give ? Is there not some danger of increasing the evils of poverty , by the very means which are employed to relieve it ? Does not the known liberality of a town , or a neighborhood ...
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Upon the whole , I am constrained , brethren , to give it as my deliberate opinion , that more than nine tenths of all that is bestowed upon itinerant beggars , in the shape of charity , is far worse than thrown away .
Upon the whole , I am constrained , brethren , to give it as my deliberate opinion , that more than nine tenths of all that is bestowed upon itinerant beggars , in the shape of charity , is far worse than thrown away .
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Let your clergyman consider them as a part of his charge ; let him visit them often , and give them such religious instructions and advice as may be suited to their characters and circumstances . Let private christians , also , as they ...
Let your clergyman consider them as a part of his charge ; let him visit them often , and give them such religious instructions and advice as may be suited to their characters and circumstances . Let private christians , also , as they ...
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Page 75 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 . The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 101 - If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us : Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us : Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Page 79 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 185 - And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse and against his army.
Page 281 - Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength : let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
Page 169 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.
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Page 111 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the Great King.
Page 143 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Shar'on, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
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| Title | Miscellaneous Discourses and Reviews |
| Author | Heman Humphrey |
| Publisher | J. S. and C. Adams, 1834 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 415 pages |
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