Memoirs of the persecutions of Protestants in France; before and under the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: to which is added, An essay on providence, by L. de Marolles, tr. by J. Martin |
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Page viii
... never inconsistent with it . It may be considered , as a kind of comment on the sacred text ; but this comment , like that cloud , is both opaque , luminous , and silent : they who fear God are guided by it safely ; while unbelievers ...
... never inconsistent with it . It may be considered , as a kind of comment on the sacred text ; but this comment , like that cloud , is both opaque , luminous , and silent : they who fear God are guided by it safely ; while unbelievers ...
Page x
... never produce such a great and glorious system , and then leave it in a state of anarchy ; this being utterly inconsistent with all the rules of wisdom that we are capable of discovering . " By these reasonings of Mr. Balguy , and by ...
... never produce such a great and glorious system , and then leave it in a state of anarchy ; this being utterly inconsistent with all the rules of wisdom that we are capable of discovering . " By these reasonings of Mr. Balguy , and by ...
Page xi
... never saw . They that do business in great waters , see the works of the Lord , and his wonders in the deep . Among those means by which we may best in- crease and improve our acquaintance with the mystery of providence , to give ...
... never saw . They that do business in great waters , see the works of the Lord , and his wonders in the deep . Among those means by which we may best in- crease and improve our acquaintance with the mystery of providence , to give ...
Page xv
... never sat in the professors chair ; have not thou- sands who never stepped into a pulpit , manifested that sound judgment of the character of Christ , as well as that affection for his person , and obedi- ence to his will , which has ...
... never sat in the professors chair ; have not thou- sands who never stepped into a pulpit , manifested that sound judgment of the character of Christ , as well as that affection for his person , and obedi- ence to his will , which has ...
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... never had any predominant re- gard for religion ; but , at that time , she wanted as sistance from protestants , to form a balance of power against her rivals for dominion , and , on that account , she courted their attention . Her ...
... never had any predominant re- gard for religion ; but , at that time , she wanted as sistance from protestants , to form a balance of power against her rivals for dominion , and , on that account , she courted their attention . Her ...
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Page 187 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 202 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 190 - For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Page x - For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Page xxiii - And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Page 200 - But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me ; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Page 144 - Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon al the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Page xv - I am Alpha and. Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Page 138 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and labour, working with our own hands : being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it : being defamed, we intreat : we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Page 184 - Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground. A fruitful land into barrenness ; for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.