Sketches of Life and Character, from Scripture and from ObservationW. Oliphant, 1822 - 228 páginas |
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... Sketches , they have this to give them value , that the incidents detailed are literally true ; and if goodness here appears amiable , it is drawn with no borrowed or ideal charm . That this little work may lead to the profitable study ...
... Sketches , they have this to give them value , that the incidents detailed are literally true ; and if goodness here appears amiable , it is drawn with no borrowed or ideal charm . That this little work may lead to the profitable study ...
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Henry Belfrage. Sketches OF LIFE AND CHARACTER . A GOOD MINISTER . I In some periods , the ministers of religion have been the objects of excessive veneration . speak not of the ages of Popish darkness , in which their sentiments were ...
Henry Belfrage. Sketches OF LIFE AND CHARACTER . A GOOD MINISTER . I In some periods , the ministers of religion have been the objects of excessive veneration . speak not of the ages of Popish darkness , in which their sentiments were ...
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... narratives of the lives of ministers who were an ornament to their profession ( and how many of them deserve such a record ! ) may tend to maintain that respect for public instructors which is so necessary to the profiting 2 SKETCHES OF.
... narratives of the lives of ministers who were an ornament to their profession ( and how many of them deserve such a record ! ) may tend to maintain that respect for public instructors which is so necessary to the profiting 2 SKETCHES OF.
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... sketches must find such an em- ployment useful to the heart . A virtuous cha- racter , when followed thus closely , may shed upon us its spirit ; and we are then in the most favourable circumstances for receiving their de- scending ...
... sketches must find such an em- ployment useful to the heart . A virtuous cha- racter , when followed thus closely , may shed upon us its spirit ; and we are then in the most favourable circumstances for receiving their de- scending ...
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... died ere he had advanced far in his studies ; but his advices were engraven on his heart , and his serious and prac- tical manner of preaching contributed probably in no small degree to guide him to that mode 4 SKETCHES OF.
... died ere he had advanced far in his studies ; but his advices were engraven on his heart , and his serious and prac- tical manner of preaching contributed probably in no small degree to guide him to that mode 4 SKETCHES OF.
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Página 213 - And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Página 172 - Jesus saith unto him. Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Página 100 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, And go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, Turn from it, and pass away.
Página 111 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Página 120 - God, my Redeemer, lives, And often from the skies Looks down and watches all my dust, — Till he shall bid it rise. 3 Arrayed in glorious grace, Shall these vile bodies shine ; And every shape, and every face, Look heavenly and divine. 4 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above.
Página 171 - Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him : I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Página 29 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Página 136 - 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.
Página 79 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Página 228 - And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!