A friendly visit to the house of mourning [by R. Cecil].1791 |
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Արդյունքներ 13–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... feel the deep mifery and utter ruin of that dying creature , who can fay nothing better to his foul than this . - You can fcarcely help crying out , What sottishness , ⚫ what madness this , in a moment so interest- ing as Life ! -with ...
... feel the deep mifery and utter ruin of that dying creature , who can fay nothing better to his foul than this . - You can fcarcely help crying out , What sottishness , ⚫ what madness this , in a moment so interest- ing as Life ! -with ...
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... feels the world passing away , with the lufts thereof , but that he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever . - I feel , fays he , that ⚫ however finely they dress the pageant of this world , it paffeth by ; -to a creature like me ...
... feels the world passing away , with the lufts thereof , but that he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever . - I feel , fays he , that ⚫ however finely they dress the pageant of this world , it paffeth by ; -to a creature like me ...
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... feel feverely what you say con- cerning the prefent life ; I view the glories of the future , like a starving creature , who , looking through the gate of the wealthy , furveys a plenty which but increases his • anguish .'- There is ...
... feel feverely what you say con- cerning the prefent life ; I view the glories of the future , like a starving creature , who , looking through the gate of the wealthy , furveys a plenty which but increases his • anguish .'- There is ...
Էջ 36
... feel with me , that when he takes away the defire of our eyes with a ftroke , we turn in difgust from the trifler with our hearts , whether temporal or fpiritual : we find a need of comfort which the world cannot give . I faint , fays ...
... feel with me , that when he takes away the defire of our eyes with a ftroke , we turn in difgust from the trifler with our hearts , whether temporal or fpiritual : we find a need of comfort which the world cannot give . I faint , fays ...
Էջ 38
... feel , indeed , the mifery of living ⚫at fuch a distance from my heavenly friend , ( especially at this time , ) but want power to approach nearer ; and while I fee fomething ⚫ of the freeness and fulness of his proposals to the ...
... feel , indeed , the mifery of living ⚫at fuch a distance from my heavenly friend , ( especially at this time , ) but want power to approach nearer ; and while I fee fomething ⚫ of the freeness and fulness of his proposals to the ...
Common terms and phrases
afcend affliction affured againſt alfo alſo arife beſt bleffed bleſſed cafe called Chrift Chriſtian circumſtances comfort companion confcience confi creature darkneſs dead Dear Friend death defire diftrefs diſcovers earneſtly Eccl eſpecially eternal eyes Ezek faith Father fcarcely fcripture feel feemed fent fhall fhould filence firſt fome fons fooliſh foon forrow foul fpiritual ftand ftrength fuch fufficient Goſpel greateſt grief h Ifa hath heart heavenly himſelf houſe house of mourning inftructs inſtead itſelf Jefus John John vi juſt leaſt lofs Lord Luke Matt Matth mercy moſt muſt obferved paſs periſh Phil phyſician pleaſures preſent things promiſe propoſals proſpect proviſions reafons reſpecting ſaid ſay ſeaſons ſee ſeek ſeen ſerious ſeriouſly ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtep ſuch ſuppoſe tence thee theſe things thofe thoſe thou truft truſt underſtanding unto uſe voice weep wiſdom
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Էջ 35 - He is a path, if any be misled ; He is a robe, if any naked be ; If any chance to hunger, he is bread ; If any be a bondman, he is free ; If any be but weak, how strong is he ! To dead men life he is, to sick men health, To blind men sight, and to the needy wealth, A pleasure without loss, a treasure without stealth.
Էջ 56 - While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Էջ 56 - What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
Էջ 63 - I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Էջ 8 - Thus saith the Lord, Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, for there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border :
Էջ 61 - Him who is invisible,' will perform. That invaluable record seems to say, ' Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted, and thou didst deliver them : they trusted in thee, and were not confounded :' Ps. xxii, 4, 5. We are, indeed, called to aim and to act, and have the greatest promises annexed to the endeavour : but are as frequently reminded that ' we are not sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing as of ourselves,' but that ' our sufficiency is of God :
Էջ 28 - How refreshing, to look from a family bereft of its companions and comforts to ' Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem...
Էջ 44 - Having absolutely disclaimed all thy own works, thy own righteousness, hast thou 'submitted thyself unto the righteousness of God,' which is by faith in Christ Jesus? Art thou 'found in him, not having thy own righteousness, but the righteousness which is by faith?' And art thou, through him, 'fighting the good fight of faith, and laying hold of eternal life?
Էջ 18 - Look at the deceased, and contemplate present things. His days a hand-breadth : his beauty, consumed like the moth-fretten garment : his cares and pleasures, a dream: his attainments, as the grass: which flourisheth in the morning, and in the evening is cut down and withereth : his years, a tale : his strength labour and sorrow.
Էջ 64 - I am he that liveth and was dead, and behold, I am alive for ever more, amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.