Memoir of the late mrs. Newnham, of Farnham; with a selection from her papers and correspondence |
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... that my selection from those papers , may complete their wish , of obtaining a more lasting memorial of departed worth , than could be preserved by the perishable nature of old letters . MEMOIR , & c . It is no easy task PREFACE . vii.
... that my selection from those papers , may complete their wish , of obtaining a more lasting memorial of departed worth , than could be preserved by the perishable nature of old letters . MEMOIR , & c . It is no easy task PREFACE . vii.
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... wish to exalt the Saviour , and to glorify his holy name : these , in every situation , were the first desire of her heart , the great object of all she thought , or said , or wrote , or did . But further , not only was Mrs. Newnham ...
... wish to exalt the Saviour , and to glorify his holy name : these , in every situation , were the first desire of her heart , the great object of all she thought , or said , or wrote , or did . But further , not only was Mrs. Newnham ...
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... wish to consecrate every power , and talent , and opportunity , to his glory ; these were the governing principles of all her public conduct , and rendered her most deeply esteemed in the circle to which her influence ex- tended . And ...
... wish to consecrate every power , and talent , and opportunity , to his glory ; these were the governing principles of all her public conduct , and rendered her most deeply esteemed in the circle to which her influence ex- tended . And ...
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... as a duty , not only to yield obedience to his requests , but to anti- cipate his desires , to seek out his wishes , and to com- ply with them ere they were embodied in the tangi- ble form of words ; to remove , as far 44 MEMOIR .
... as a duty , not only to yield obedience to his requests , but to anti- cipate his desires , to seek out his wishes , and to com- ply with them ere they were embodied in the tangi- ble form of words ; to remove , as far 44 MEMOIR .
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... wishes of her nearest friends , no motives of expediency , no question of present comfort or advantage , could induce her to change her views , or to act differently from that which her conscience directed . Yet this firmness was not ...
... wishes of her nearest friends , no motives of expediency , no question of present comfort or advantage , could induce her to change her views , or to act differently from that which her conscience directed . Yet this firmness was not ...
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Page 26 - Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered and fed thee? or thirsty and gave thee drink ? When saw we thee a stranger and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ; or when saw we thee sick or in prison, and came unto thee...
Page 2 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 3 - Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Page 170 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 69 - Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Page 109 - For the Lord will not cast off for ever : but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
Page 82 - If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give his Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Page 68 - Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible.
Page 128 - tis Jesus Holds the helm and guides the ship : Spread the sails, and catch the breezes Sent to waft us through the deep, To the regions Where the mourners cease to weep.
Page 73 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...