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... Wesley allotted two hours in the day for meditation and prayer in private , no woman was ever more diligent in business , or attentive to family affairs , than she was . Remarkable for method and good arrangement both in her studies and ...
... Wesley allotted two hours in the day for meditation and prayer in private , no woman was ever more diligent in business , or attentive to family affairs , than she was . Remarkable for method and good arrangement both in her studies and ...
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... Wesley's paternal and maternal re- latives , observes : " When we survey Mr. John Wesley ri- sing into public notice , and having sprung from such a ven- erable stock of ancestors , both on the side of his father and his mother , and ...
... Wesley's paternal and maternal re- latives , observes : " When we survey Mr. John Wesley ri- sing into public notice , and having sprung from such a ven- erable stock of ancestors , both on the side of his father and his mother , and ...
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... Wesley never caught the idea . Toward the close of this year , [ 1724 , ] Mr. Wesley began to think of entering into Deacon's Orders ; and this led him to reflect on the importance of the ministerial office , the motives of entering ...
... Wesley never caught the idea . Toward the close of this year , [ 1724 , ] Mr. Wesley began to think of entering into Deacon's Orders ; and this led him to reflect on the importance of the ministerial office , the motives of entering ...
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... Wesley's character . Contrary to the dispositions of most young men who have been educated in the habits of study , he was diffident of his own judgment ; and this disposition is visible through the whole of his life . On this occasion ...
... Wesley's character . Contrary to the dispositions of most young men who have been educated in the habits of study , he was diffident of his own judgment ; and this disposition is visible through the whole of his life . On this occasion ...
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... Wesley's Ordination supplied him an additional mo- tive to prosecute the study of Divinity , which he did , by di- recting his inquiries into the evidences and reasonableness of the Christian Religion . But Mr. Wesley did not employ all ...
... Wesley's Ordination supplied him an additional mo- tive to prosecute the study of Divinity , which he did , by di- recting his inquiries into the evidences and reasonableness of the Christian Religion . But Mr. Wesley did not employ all ...
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Page 143 - But when the Son of Man shall come in His glory and all the angels with Him, then shall He sit on the throne of His glory...
Page 129 - Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Page 72 - But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. "Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.
Page 58 - I've spun My last thread I shall perish on the shore. But swear by thyself that at my death thy Son Shall shine as he shines now and heretofore. And having done that, thou hast done, I fear no more.
Page 75 - About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation ; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.
Page 130 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, "The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these.
Page 184 - In age and feebleness extreme, Who shall a sinful worm redeem ? Jesus, my only hope thou art, Strength of my failing flesh and heart-; O ! could I catch a smile from thee, And drop into eternity...
Page 95 - Doing what we know is not for the glory of God ; as The putting on of gold or costly apparel: The taking such diversions as cannot be used in the name of the Lord Jesus : The singing those songs, or reading those books, which do not tend to the knowledge or love of God...
Page 147 - And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Page 320 - As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.