Memoir of the Rev. John Maclaren, ... Including Selections from His Letters and Sermons1861 |
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Page 41
... fear you have a tendency at times to speak with too much edge ; you should guard against this as it may grow upon you . ' This he said in a tone and manner which quite disarmed me , convinced me of my sin , and made me grateful to my ...
... fear you have a tendency at times to speak with too much edge ; you should guard against this as it may grow upon you . ' This he said in a tone and manner which quite disarmed me , convinced me of my sin , and made me grateful to my ...
Page 44
... fear that his former life would reassert itself , and his new state disappear like a dream . Hence did he , with relentless resolution , cut everything away that in any measure fastened him to that old ungodly ground of his existence ...
... fear that his former life would reassert itself , and his new state disappear like a dream . Hence did he , with relentless resolution , cut everything away that in any measure fastened him to that old ungodly ground of his existence ...
Page 50
... fear that I would feel offended at such honest reproof ? No , my dear — , I think I can tell you honestly , that when I read your letter my heart sank ; but it was under a sense of my own negligence , and I felt most grateful to you for ...
... fear that I would feel offended at such honest reproof ? No , my dear — , I think I can tell you honestly , that when I read your letter my heart sank ; but it was under a sense of my own negligence , and I felt most grateful to you for ...
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... fear of mistake say none , have been so faithless in using what they had as I. I feel at times an overwhelming sense of shame at my ignorance and self - sufficiency - two things that are by no means incompatible at my unpre- paredness ...
... fear of mistake say none , have been so faithless in using what they had as I. I feel at times an overwhelming sense of shame at my ignorance and self - sufficiency - two things that are by no means incompatible at my unpre- paredness ...
Page 85
... fear , that I should lose my friend , inasmuch as it was not unlikely he might go to the foreign field . He did not see his way clear to offer himself as a foreign mission- ary ; but had he at that time been expressly and con ...
... fear , that I should lose my friend , inasmuch as it was not unlikely he might go to the foreign field . He did not see his way clear to offer himself as a foreign mission- ary ; but had he at that time been expressly and con ...
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Popular passages
Page 174 - I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
Page 229 - Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
Page 228 - He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Page 279 - The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Page 229 - Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, — Nearer to Thee...
Page 276 - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia ; for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Page 255 - And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow , of wines on the lees well refined.
Page 201 - HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Page 266 - Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Page 281 - I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen : but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread Avith me, hath lifted up his heel against me.