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... sweet and profitable reading . I only hope I shall not too often find my thoughts at Auchincrow to - morrow , instead of being better employed - during our own service here I mean . Spiritually , we are in a very favourable atmosphere ...
... sweet and profitable reading . I only hope I shall not too often find my thoughts at Auchincrow to - morrow , instead of being better employed - during our own service here I mean . Spiritually , we are in a very favourable atmosphere ...
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... and godmother were its parents , which I was glad to see . There was no organ , but , what was better , every one joined in the singing . We often think of you all at H—— , and the sweet time we spent there . You know how.
... and godmother were its parents , which I was glad to see . There was no organ , but , what was better , every one joined in the singing . We often think of you all at H—— , and the sweet time we spent there . You know how.
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... sweet message from God to many souls . What so sweet to a convinced sinner as the love and all- sufficiency of Jesus ! And oh how touchingly and earnestly these were dwelt on ! It came home very forcibly and sweetly to me . What a ...
... sweet message from God to many souls . What so sweet to a convinced sinner as the love and all- sufficiency of Jesus ! And oh how touchingly and earnestly these were dwelt on ! It came home very forcibly and sweetly to me . What a ...
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... sweet quiet spot for communion with God ; and may His blessing ever rest upon us . " In the next letter we find her exercising a godly jealousy over the friend who had hitherto been so helpful to herself . Perceiving , what she thought ...
... sweet quiet spot for communion with God ; and may His blessing ever rest upon us . " In the next letter we find her exercising a godly jealousy over the friend who had hitherto been so helpful to herself . Perceiving , what she thought ...
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... sweet blessed time all alone . But I am anxious to write you ere another week begins , and I hope you will hear me as truly desiring your spiritual good . Since receiving your last , I have been anxious about you , because from it I ...
... sweet blessed time all alone . But I am anxious to write you ere another week begins , and I hope you will hear me as truly desiring your spiritual good . Since receiving your last , I have been anxious about you , because from it I ...
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Page 118 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, "It is my people:" and they shall say, "The Lord is my God.
Page 111 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 176 - When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest For ever on my Saviour's breast.
Page 8 - I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, Come unto me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast. I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad, I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. I heard the voice of Jesus say, Behold, I freely give The living water, — thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live.
Page 171 - The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Page 87 - Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of Hosts.
Page 198 - God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, •whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.
Page 44 - A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof (Jer.5:22-31).
Page 112 - The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Page 9 - For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.