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... Holy Souls . These demonstrate their aim by their pur- suit , and give the strongest evidence of the bent of their hearts , by that reading which affords them the most entertainment and de- light . A vitiated and sickly appetite can as ...
... Holy Souls . These demonstrate their aim by their pur- suit , and give the strongest evidence of the bent of their hearts , by that reading which affords them the most entertainment and de- light . A vitiated and sickly appetite can as ...
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... holy Pa- triarch's actions were strictly righteous ; yet not see- ing them as such and being void of the love of them , and divested of selfishness , his faith was founded on the salvation to come by Christ . He hoped in him even ...
... holy Pa- triarch's actions were strictly righteous ; yet not see- ing them as such and being void of the love of them , and divested of selfishness , his faith was founded on the salvation to come by Christ . He hoped in him even ...
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... holy name was engraven , I was very much afflicted that I could not do the same . I took it in my head to write that sacred and adorable name , in large characters , on a piece of paper . With ribbands and a big needle I fasten- ed it ...
... holy name was engraven , I was very much afflicted that I could not do the same . I took it in my head to write that sacred and adorable name , in large characters , on a piece of paper . With ribbands and a big needle I fasten- ed it ...
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... holy exercise . There was not one in the town , or its environs , who did not praise her for this great virtue . She has sometimes given to the last pistole in the house , tho ' she had so large a family to maintain , and yet did not ...
... holy exercise . There was not one in the town , or its environs , who did not praise her for this great virtue . She has sometimes given to the last pistole in the house , tho ' she had so large a family to maintain , and yet did not ...
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... leaves itself to be purified , and emptied of all that which it has of its own , opposite to the will of GOD , it finds it self by little and little , detached from every mo- tion tion of its own , and placed in a holy LADY GUION . 77.
... leaves itself to be purified , and emptied of all that which it has of its own , opposite to the will of GOD , it finds it self by little and little , detached from every mo- tion tion of its own , and placed in a holy LADY GUION . 77.
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Page 471 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her, and that right early.
Page 260 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Page 211 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Page 479 - 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 vi - Christ will come when a great multitude which no man can number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues...
Page 373 - And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
Page 479 - Likewise .the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Page 471 - I have set the LORD always before me : Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : My flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life : In thy presence is fulness of joy ; At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Page 423 - It sometimes seemed to me," she said, "as if I were a little bird whom the Lord had placed in a cage, and that I had nothing now to do but sing. The joy of my heart gave a brightness to the objects around me. The stones of my prison looked in my eyes like rubies. I esteemed them more than all the gaudy brilliancies of a vain world. My heart was full of that joy which Thou givest to them that love Thee in the midst of their greatest crosses...
Page 480 - Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb ? Yea, she may forget, yet will I not forget thee.