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Page 81
You that have good fathers have great reason to be thankful , and ' tis your duty to
honour and obey them ; and if you feel as you ought , you will love them too : just
so should you act towards your heavenly Father , for the first commandment is ...
You that have good fathers have great reason to be thankful , and ' tis your duty to
honour and obey them ; and if you feel as you ought , you will love them too : just
so should you act towards your heavenly Father , for the first commandment is ...
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name . reflect on the great love he shews for us , to condescend to look down
from heaven upon us , and give us leave to call him Our Father . Hallowed be thy
Now one would think no one would dare to take God's holy name in vain , yet
how ...
name . reflect on the great love he shews for us , to condescend to look down
from heaven upon us , and give us leave to call him Our Father . Hallowed be thy
Now one would think no one would dare to take God's holy name in vain , yet
how ...
Page 138
He would have turned him off too , but he was much in his late father's confidence
, and knew money concerns relating to the estate , so that his presence was
almost necessary . The step he took after the possession of his inheritance , was
to ...
He would have turned him off too , but he was much in his late father's confidence
, and knew money concerns relating to the estate , so that his presence was
almost necessary . The step he took after the possession of his inheritance , was
to ...
Page 150
... to disclose our wishes to the gentleman to be set up in it . Well , our wishes
were granted , though much against my father's mind , who did not like the calling
, not , as he said , because he thought it an unlawful one , but because it exposed
...
... to disclose our wishes to the gentleman to be set up in it . Well , our wishes
were granted , though much against my father's mind , who did not like the calling
, not , as he said , because he thought it an unlawful one , but because it exposed
...
Page 160
One of his names , as revealed to his prophet Isaiah , was " The Everlasting
Father , ” that is , the Father of eternity . To his prophet Micah he was revealed as
the " Ruler in Israel , whose goings forth have been from of old from everlasting .
One of his names , as revealed to his prophet Isaiah , was " The Everlasting
Father , ” that is , the Father of eternity . To his prophet Micah he was revealed as
the " Ruler in Israel , whose goings forth have been from of old from everlasting .
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Page 81 - Mark the observation," said he, " from the youngest present, only six years old ; for it explains the nature of prayer, of which, perhaps, some of you are ignorant. Many persons repeat words, who never prayed in their lives. My dear boy, I am very glad to find you were afraid to say to God what you could not say truly from your heart : but you may beg of him to give you submission to his will.
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Page 81 - I took him by the hand, and pointing to his schoolfellows, "Mark this observation," said I, "from the youngest present, only six years old, for it explains the nature of prayer, of which perhaps some of you are ignorant ; many persons repeat words, who never prayed in their lives. My dear boy, I am very glad to find you were afraid to say to God what you could not say truly from your heart ; but you may beg of him to give you submission to...
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| Title | Familiar Scenes, Histories, and Reflections |
| Author | Harriet Corp |
| Publisher | author annd sold, 1814 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 166 pages |
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