The Friends' Library, Volume 6William Evans, Thomas Evans J. Rakestraw, 1842 |
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... humble any soul that was well meaning , and had any sense of the power , love and grace of Christ . Thus I went on for several years , feeling that peace which passeth natural understanding , which many times accompanied my poor and ...
... humble any soul that was well meaning , and had any sense of the power , love and grace of Christ . Thus I went on for several years , feeling that peace which passeth natural understanding , which many times accompanied my poor and ...
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... humble prayer and supplication to the Most High , for his help and strength , that it might be made manifest to us in our weakness ; and we found him a God near at hand , and often a present help in the needful time , and had a sweet ...
... humble prayer and supplication to the Most High , for his help and strength , that it might be made manifest to us in our weakness ; and we found him a God near at hand , and often a present help in the needful time , and had a sweet ...
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... humble who had now got it out of the sea ; and if he and thankful to the Almighty for all his pleased , by the same way ; which was a storm mercies . that cast away the ships going from Spain . And indeed so it happened the same week ...
... humble who had now got it out of the sea ; and if he and thankful to the Almighty for all his pleased , by the same way ; which was a storm mercies . that cast away the ships going from Spain . And indeed so it happened the same week ...
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... humble prayer to the Most High . [ See the four Evan- gelists for this promise , they not wording it alike . ] " Having answered most parts of thy letter , would add a few lines more , viz : I have known some who could not be satisfied ...
... humble prayer to the Most High . [ See the four Evan- gelists for this promise , they not wording it alike . ] " Having answered most parts of thy letter , would add a few lines more , viz : I have known some who could not be satisfied ...
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... humble ; and foras- much as the Christian church in former ages was corrupted by temporal riches and power , it was intimated , that as we had favour shown us from the government , and increase of out- ward things , we should be very ...
... humble ; and foras- much as the Christian church in former ages was corrupted by temporal riches and power , it was intimated , that as we had favour shown us from the government , and increase of out- ward things , we should be very ...
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Page 137 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them ; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him.
Page 139 - Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Page 141 - And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ' Or how wilt thou (Say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye : and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Page 167 - But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Page 135 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 138 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 439 - The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous : the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
Page 133 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in dang-er of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment...
Page 75 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 399 - Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.