Letters to the YoungPerkins, Marvin, 1834 - 264 էջ |
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... tion ? Have they illustrated character , de- veloped the springs of action , revealed to man the little world within his bosom ? has HE . But comparison implies equality , and how much more has HE done ! In some of the most admired ...
... tion ? Have they illustrated character , de- veloped the springs of action , revealed to man the little world within his bosom ? has HE . But comparison implies equality , and how much more has HE done ! In some of the most admired ...
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... tion , ) of more sweetness and majesty , and more likely to work a change in the mind of man , by the contemplation of an idea alone , than in any to be found in history , actual or feigned . " Ι Personally speaking , I must confess ...
... tion , ) of more sweetness and majesty , and more likely to work a change in the mind of man , by the contemplation of an idea alone , than in any to be found in history , actual or feigned . " Ι Personally speaking , I must confess ...
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... rebellion , rose from his place , and " went up to the chamber above the gate ; " he asked no further ques- tion , desired no other intelligence , and craved no royal privilege , save the privilege to weep alone 4 THE YOUNG . 37.
... rebellion , rose from his place , and " went up to the chamber above the gate ; " he asked no further ques- tion , desired no other intelligence , and craved no royal privilege , save the privilege to weep alone 4 THE YOUNG . 37.
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... tion less perfectly than the poorest Christian , who , with the spirit of grace in his heart , has the whole Bible in his hand . Abraham re- joiced to see Christ's day , but he saw it through the dimness and the distance of two thousand ...
... tion less perfectly than the poorest Christian , who , with the spirit of grace in his heart , has the whole Bible in his hand . Abraham re- joiced to see Christ's day , but he saw it through the dimness and the distance of two thousand ...
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... tion is instantly admitted , but I want you to cherish a minute and comparing recollection of it , as opening more magnificent , more cheering , and more stimulating views , than can be conceived by the reader who contents himself with ...
... tion is instantly admitted , but I want you to cherish a minute and comparing recollection of it , as opening more magnificent , more cheering , and more stimulating views , than can be conceived by the reader who contents himself with ...
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Absalom affections Ahab allegory beauty behold Bible blessings character character of Christ Christ Christian creature David dear dearest death declension delight desire despise divine divine grace duty earth earthly enjoyment eternity evil faith fancies Father fear feel fruit give glorious glory grace Habakkuk habits happiness hath heart heaven holy Holy Spirit honor hope human idolatry imagination influence intellectual Isaiah Israel Jesus Jews king less LETTER light live look Lord ment mind moral motive mournful Naboth nature ness never Old Testament ourselves peace perfect person pleasure pray prayer precept present principle promised prophet Psalm regard religion religious remember render salvation satisfied Saviour Scriptures seek Sir John Moore sorrow soul spirit strength strive taste thee thine things thou thought thousand tion true truth uncon unim unto vanity walk Washington Irving Weep whilst words young
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Էջ 236 - And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day : And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Էջ 59 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
Էջ 24 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Էջ 44 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains...
Էջ 188 - Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Էջ 38 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; That opened not the house of his prisoners?
Էջ 105 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Էջ 42 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being, My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
Էջ 37 - How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Էջ 38 - She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.