Lights of the world; or, Illustrations of character drawn from the records of Christian life1852 |
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Արդյունքներ 29–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 10
... look for his acceptance with God . Yet , to Tyndale pre - eminently belonged that welcome com- mendation from the Head of the church , " I know thy works and thy labour ; thou hast laboured , and hast not fainted . " He toiled to do ...
... look for his acceptance with God . Yet , to Tyndale pre - eminently belonged that welcome com- mendation from the Head of the church , " I know thy works and thy labour ; thou hast laboured , and hast not fainted . " He toiled to do ...
Էջ 14
... look cold and enemies oppose , -doing it in Divine strength , through study of the Bible , and faith in the promises , —doing it silently , patiently , calmly , bravely , to the end ; content if only He , the great lightener of the ...
... look cold and enemies oppose , -doing it in Divine strength , through study of the Bible , and faith in the promises , —doing it silently , patiently , calmly , bravely , to the end ; content if only He , the great lightener of the ...
Էջ 58
... look at such a one , and listen to him , we catch something like his aspirations , so sublime and sacred . When death came at last , the circumstances were very affecting , and strangely coincident with his express desires . He used to ...
... look at such a one , and listen to him , we catch something like his aspirations , so sublime and sacred . When death came at last , the circumstances were very affecting , and strangely coincident with his express desires . He used to ...
Էջ 64
... looks with a loving eye and a large heart over the human family . There is some- thing very beautiful in the notice it takes of human occupations . It speaks of the ploughman ploughing all day to sow , and breaking the clods , and ...
... looks with a loving eye and a large heart over the human family . There is some- thing very beautiful in the notice it takes of human occupations . It speaks of the ploughman ploughing all day to sow , and breaking the clods , and ...
Էջ 73
... look chiefly to the smallest portions . Take care of the pence , and the pounds will take care of themselves . Take care of the minutes and the hours , and years will take care of themselves . Gold is not found in California for the ...
... look chiefly to the smallest portions . Take care of the pence , and the pounds will take care of themselves . Take care of the minutes and the hours , and years will take care of themselves . Gold is not found in California for the ...
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Lights of the World; Or, Illustrations of Character: Drawn from the Records ... John Stoughton Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1876 |
Lights of the World; Or Illustrations of Character Drawn from the Records of ... John Stoughton Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1877 |
Lights of the World; Or, Illustrations of Character: Drawn from the Records ... John Stoughton Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1876 |
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affections amidst angels Baxter beautiful Bible blessed Boyle Bunyan called character Christ Christian church cloth boards comfort dark death devotion diligence Divine duty earnest earth eminent enter eternity evil faith father fear feeling felt Fletcher's friends fulness glorious glory God's gospel grace hand happy hath heart heaven heavenly holy holy order honour inspired Jesus John Frith JOHN WILLIAM FLETCHER labour Leighton light living look Lord man's Martyn Matthew Henry ment mercy mind moral nature ness never Newton parish peace perfect piety pleasure pray prayer preached religion religious Religious Tract Society revelation rich Richard Baxter Richard Hooker Robert Boyle salvation sanctified Satan says scenes Scripture secular seek self-denial sinners Sir Matthew Hale soul speak spirit strive temper things Thomas à Kempis thou thought tion toil truth Tyndale unto victory Whitfield whole wisdom wise words zeal
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Էջ 1 - I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars : and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Էջ 58 - And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Էջ 71 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 149 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Էջ 38 - For my people have committed two evils ; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Էջ 28 - ... begin to stand and to rest himself ; if the moon should wander from her beaten way ; the times and seasons of the year blend themselves by disordered and confused mixture ; the winds breathe out their last gasp ; the clouds yield no rain ; the earth be defeated of heavenly influence ; the fruits of the earth pine away as children at the withered breasts of their mother, no longer able to yield them relief; what would become of man himself, whom these things now do all serve ? See we not plainly...
Էջ 215 - And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Էջ 28 - Now if Nature should intermit her course, and leave altogether, though it were but for a while, the observation of her own laws ; if those principal and mother elements of the world, whereof all things in this lower world are made, should lose the , qualities which...
Էջ 101 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate ; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Էջ 250 - The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise — and seek the joys At his right hand ; I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame and power, And him my only portion make, My shield and tower.