The Leisure Hour Improved, Or, Moral Miscellanies in Prose and VerseLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1811 - 192 páginas |
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... grace of heaven , or ( to the humble christian , ) unprovided with ample support and comfort . The Bible , if attentively studied , will sup- ply the most sequestered hermit with a comprehen- sive knowledge of man , both in his ...
... grace of heaven , or ( to the humble christian , ) unprovided with ample support and comfort . The Bible , if attentively studied , will sup- ply the most sequestered hermit with a comprehen- sive knowledge of man , both in his ...
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... grace . Then , though I❝ discern not his form ” , I shall be conscious of his presence ; and the delight- ful consciousness shall fill me with reverence in- deed , but not make " my flesh to tremble . " It shall soothe my sorrows ...
... grace . Then , though I❝ discern not his form ” , I shall be conscious of his presence ; and the delight- ful consciousness shall fill me with reverence in- deed , but not make " my flesh to tremble . " It shall soothe my sorrows ...
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... Grace . 2. Whatsoever your circumstances may be in this world , still value your Bible as your best treasure : and whatsoever be your employment here , still look upon religion as your best business . Your Bible contains eternal life in ...
... Grace . 2. Whatsoever your circumstances may be in this world , still value your Bible as your best treasure : and whatsoever be your employment here , still look upon religion as your best business . Your Bible contains eternal life in ...
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... grace is promised to assist them that ask it . Heaven and glory are promised to reward the faithful and the obedient . 6. In every affair of life , begin with God . Consult him in every thing that concerns you . View him as the author ...
... grace is promised to assist them that ask it . Heaven and glory are promised to reward the faithful and the obedient . 6. In every affair of life , begin with God . Consult him in every thing that concerns you . View him as the author ...
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... grace . Remember his own words , JOHN , chap . xiv , v . 6 , " No man cometh to the father but by me . " 8. Make prayer a pleasure and not a task ; and then you will not forget nor omit it . If you have lived in a praying family , let ...
... grace . Remember his own words , JOHN , chap . xiv , v . 6 , " No man cometh to the father but by me . " 8. Make prayer a pleasure and not a task ; and then you will not forget nor omit it . If you have lived in a praying family , let ...
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Página 32 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image was before mine eyes ; there was silence, and I heard a voice...
Página 77 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Página 156 - So fades a summer cloud away, So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, So gently shuts the eye of day, So dies a wave along the shore.
Página 66 - Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land ; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
Página 16 - To give an early preference to honour above gain when they stand in competition to despise every advantage which cannot be attained without dishonest arts to brook no meanness and to stoop to no dissimulation are the indications of a great mind the presages of future eminence and usefulness in life.
Página 27 - O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides, Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides, On darkling man in pure effulgence shine, And cheer the clouded mind with light divine. Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast, With silent confidence and holy rest : From thee, great God ! we spring, to thee we tend, Path, motive, guide, original, and end...
Página 77 - It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, And to sing praises unto Thy name, O most High : To shew forth Thy lovingkindness in the morning, And Thy faithfulness every night.
Página 143 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Página 171 - WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smart the spring. Vice seems already slain ; But Passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again.
Página 120 - Thee, self-abased in mortal guise, And wrapt in shades of death for me. 2 On thee my waking raptures dwell, When crimson gleams the east adorn, Thee, victor of the grave and hell, Thee, source of life's eternal morn. 3 When noon her throne in light arrays, To thee my soul triumphant springs ; Thee, throned in glory's endless blaze, Thee, Lord of lords, and King of kings. 4 O'er earth, when shades of evening steal, To death and thee my thoughts I give ; To death, whose power I soon must feel, To thee,...