Good Thoughts in Bad Times, Good Thoughts in Worse Times, Mixt Contemplations in Better Times,William Pickering, 1841 - 358 pages |
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... nature , which is removed at once from asceticism and luke- warmness ; for a heartless or a superstitious faith was never found to eradicate a single vice , or to implant in any man the love of his Creator and Redeemer . To recommend ...
... nature , which is removed at once from asceticism and luke- warmness ; for a heartless or a superstitious faith was never found to eradicate a single vice , or to implant in any man the love of his Creator and Redeemer . To recommend ...
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... nature , and tender by my temper , and have not been acquainted with sickness all my lifetime . I cannot expect any kind usage from that which hath been a stranger unto me . GOOD THOUGHTS IN BAD TIMES PERSONAL Meditations Page.
... nature , and tender by my temper , and have not been acquainted with sickness all my lifetime . I cannot expect any kind usage from that which hath been a stranger unto me . GOOD THOUGHTS IN BAD TIMES PERSONAL Meditations Page.
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... nature is harsh and un- tuneable , and it is vain to lavish any art to better it . Can my singing of psalms be pleasing to thy ears , which is unpleasant to my own ? yet though I cannot chant with the nightingale , or chirp with the ...
... nature is harsh and un- tuneable , and it is vain to lavish any art to better it . Can my singing of psalms be pleasing to thy ears , which is unpleasant to my own ? yet though I cannot chant with the nightingale , or chirp with the ...
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... nature , forgive me my grand- children also . Let not the transcripts remain , since thou hast blotted out the original . And for the time to come , bless me with barrenness in bad actions , and my bad actions with barrenness in ...
... nature , forgive me my grand- children also . Let not the transcripts remain , since thou hast blotted out the original . And for the time to come , bless me with barrenness in bad actions , and my bad actions with barrenness in ...
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... nature , others placing it in grace . But the true servants of God have an unquestioned right thereunto : seeing both nature and grace , the first and second Adam , creation and regeneration are contained in them . Hence their claim is ...
... nature , others placing it in grace . But the true servants of God have an unquestioned right thereunto : seeing both nature and grace , the first and second Adam , creation and regeneration are contained in them . Hence their claim is ...
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affliction Ahimaaz anabaptist apostle behold better betwixt blessed Brownist cause charity child Christ Christian church comfort committed conceive confess corruption cure David death desire despair devil DIALOGUE divine doth Egypt endeavour England ephah eyes faith father favour fear fifth monarchy men forgive former formerly give glory God's servants godly goeth grace happy hath heart heaven hereafter holy honour hope Joab judgment Julius Cæsar justly king land lest Lord Lord's prayer man's men's mercy minister mouth never Northamptonshire offended pain papists pardon party peace perchance persons Pharaoh PHIL piety pious pleased Plutarch pray prayers present promises Psalm reason repentance saints saith Satan Saviour scripture sick sins sorrow soul spirit sure therein thereof thine things THOMAS FULLER thou hast TIMOTHEUS tion tongue unto thee viii whilst wicked word wounded conscience XVII xviii
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Page 292 - I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Page 293 - And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Page 27 - And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit, shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Page 160 - But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Page 271 - Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Page 79 - They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Page 93 - And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Page 124 - And the land shall mourn, every family apart: the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart...
Page 28 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 235 - ... the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.