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... SCOTLAND . TO WHICH IS PREFIXED , A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. The Sixth Edition . EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY THOMAS TURN BULL , CANONGATE . 1.807 . 21-9-1915 TO THE PUBLIC . THE following volume is the LECTURE.
... SCOTLAND . TO WHICH IS PREFIXED , A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. The Sixth Edition . EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY THOMAS TURN BULL , CANONGATE . 1.807 . 21-9-1915 TO THE PUBLIC . THE following volume is the LECTURE.
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... turn , that he may find durable riches , more to be desired than gold and all earthly posses- sions . Here the man of pleasure may find a perpe- tual fund of enjoyment , in drinking of that stream which proceeds from the river of life ...
... turn , that he may find durable riches , more to be desired than gold and all earthly posses- sions . Here the man of pleasure may find a perpe- tual fund of enjoyment , in drinking of that stream which proceeds from the river of life ...
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... turn our eyes to- wards the moral system , to observe a higher order of things , and a greater exertion of Divinity , in adjusting the plan of providence , in bringing light from dark- ness , and good from evil , in causing the most ...
... turn our eyes to- wards the moral system , to observe a higher order of things , and a greater exertion of Divinity , in adjusting the plan of providence , in bringing light from dark- ness , and good from evil , in causing the most ...
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... turn the voice of mourning into the notes of joy ; to make misery and woe vanish before us like darkness before the sun ; to refresh with showers of blessings the dry and barren land wherein no water is , and , co- operating with a ...
... turn the voice of mourning into the notes of joy ; to make misery and woe vanish before us like darkness before the sun ; to refresh with showers of blessings the dry and barren land wherein no water is , and , co- operating with a ...
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... turn the scale of your eternal doom . To you , my younger friends , this duty recom- mends itself under the most interesting claims . You are now in that period , when time can be improved to the best advantage . With you , every hour ...
... turn the scale of your eternal doom . To you , my younger friends , this duty recom- mends itself under the most interesting claims . You are now in that period , when time can be improved to the best advantage . With you , every hour ...
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Page 46 - And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place ! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Page 66 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 46 - And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
Page 171 - God, let us hold fast our profession; for we have not a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Page 21 - The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it ; because they repented at the preaching of Jonas : and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Page 205 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake : for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow : and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
Page 176 - Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 37 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 64 - WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength ? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Page 167 - All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.