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... heaven , " Prov . xxiii . 4 , 5. " What is a man profited , if he shall gain the whole world , and lose his own soul ? ” Matt . xvi . 26. It appears , then , that though riches are SOMETHING among men , they are NOTHING before God ...
... heaven , " Prov . xxiii . 4 , 5. " What is a man profited , if he shall gain the whole world , and lose his own soul ? ” Matt . xvi . 26. It appears , then , that though riches are SOMETHING among men , they are NOTHING before God ...
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... Heaven to avenge the countless iniquities of mortal men . Hot - headed rage , red - handed murder , and cold - hearted villany , unsparingly pursued their wild career . Truly " out of the heart proceed evil thoughts , murders ...
... Heaven to avenge the countless iniquities of mortal men . Hot - headed rage , red - handed murder , and cold - hearted villany , unsparingly pursued their wild career . Truly " out of the heart proceed evil thoughts , murders ...
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... heaven or hell . " 35 The solemn words would hardly have been passed by at any time by Abel Austin without a pause ; but the tolling of the bell made them appear more striking than they otherwise would have been . Abel stood looking at ...
... heaven or hell . " 35 The solemn words would hardly have been passed by at any time by Abel Austin without a pause ; but the tolling of the bell made them appear more striking than they otherwise would have been . Abel stood looking at ...
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... turned his eyes to the old grave - stone , and walked thoughtfully away , re- peating the lines , Didst hear the toll Of that sad solemn bell ? It said , " A soul Is gone to heaven or hell . " TURN YOUR TELESCOPE . " I will lift up mine.
... turned his eyes to the old grave - stone , and walked thoughtfully away , re- peating the lines , Didst hear the toll Of that sad solemn bell ? It said , " A soul Is gone to heaven or hell . " TURN YOUR TELESCOPE . " I will lift up mine.
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... heaven , if they could do so without foregoing the pleasures of earth . This world first , and heaven after , would do very well ; but " Seek ye first the kingdom of God " is too hard a command for them . For them ! -Ay ! it is too ...
... heaven , if they could do so without foregoing the pleasures of earth . This world first , and heaven after , would do very well ; but " Seek ye first the kingdom of God " is too hard a command for them . For them ! -Ay ! it is too ...
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Page 2 - LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Page 109 - As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Page 237 - Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith ; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Page 94 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 58 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Page 224 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 50 - OsING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Page 271 - Being, who is infinitely more than an adequate object of all those affections : whom we are commanded to love with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind.
Page 17 - Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Page 18 - Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion ; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.