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... to improve ourselves at home in the same way as if we were there , by read- ing and meditating on God's Holy Word . Thus we may derive as much advantage as if we were at Church . FREDERICK . Now , Anne , shall I say the 18.
... to improve ourselves at home in the same way as if we were there , by read- ing and meditating on God's Holy Word . Thus we may derive as much advantage as if we were at Church . FREDERICK . Now , Anne , shall I say the 18.
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... ourselves to the Divine guidance and blessing ! And in the evening , when another portion of life is past , how powerfully are we impelled to express our gratitude for the mercies we have received , to beg forgiveness for the faults we ...
... ourselves to the Divine guidance and blessing ! And in the evening , when another portion of life is past , how powerfully are we impelled to express our gratitude for the mercies we have received , to beg forgiveness for the faults we ...
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... it , but to improve ourselves by attentively consider- ing the good and bad qualities of every character it contains , and by making them examples or warnings to us , as the case may be . Moses ' hastiness of temper , though it 88.
... it , but to improve ourselves by attentively consider- ing the good and bad qualities of every character it contains , and by making them examples or warnings to us , as the case may be . Moses ' hastiness of temper , though it 88.
Page 97
... ourselves . How came they , in so short a space of time , to acquire a degree of wisdom and firmness so superior to what they had ever possessed before ? ANNE . The only answer I can give you is , that they were not only completely ...
... ourselves . How came they , in so short a space of time , to acquire a degree of wisdom and firmness so superior to what they had ever possessed before ? ANNE . The only answer I can give you is , that they were not only completely ...
Page 119
... ourselves ! Superstition was making rapid strides , indeed ! ANNE . Thus did heathen maxims , in the least suspected manner , find admission into Chris- tian society , and debase its genuine spirit ; and by these means were men ...
... ourselves ! Superstition was making rapid strides , indeed ! ANNE . Thus did heathen maxims , in the least suspected manner , find admission into Chris- tian society , and debase its genuine spirit ; and by these means were men ...
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Page 26 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 148 - And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
Page 77 - Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us, seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life...
Page 173 - That, reaching home, the night, they said, is near, We must not now be parted — sojourn here ; The new acquaintance soon became a guest, And, made so welcome at their simple feast, He...
Page 19 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them...
Page 36 - And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Page 246 - WHEN all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 216 - Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 183 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Page 14 - Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears, Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears...