The Christian Witness, and Church Member's Magazine, Volume 1J. Snow, 1844 - Congregational churches |
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... desire is , to see the improvement of human nature . We desire to see the soul of man wiser , firmer , nobler , more conscious of its imperishable treasures , more beneficent and powerful , more alive to its connection with God , more ...
... desire is , to see the improvement of human nature . We desire to see the soul of man wiser , firmer , nobler , more conscious of its imperishable treasures , more beneficent and powerful , more alive to its connection with God , more ...
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... desires for the good of his country and of mankind ? Who bears an ardent love to the Congregational community , and fervently longs to see their churches improved , elevated , animated , and multiplied ? Who prays with all prayer and ...
... desires for the good of his country and of mankind ? Who bears an ardent love to the Congregational community , and fervently longs to see their churches improved , elevated , animated , and multiplied ? Who prays with all prayer and ...
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... desire to receive the slightest benefit from the funds . Here then are the elements of a Friendly Society of the most exalted cha- racter . We have only to build upon this basis to a sufficient elevation , in order to construct a secure ...
... desire to receive the slightest benefit from the funds . Here then are the elements of a Friendly Society of the most exalted cha- racter . We have only to build upon this basis to a sufficient elevation , in order to construct a secure ...
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... desire a tiny trifle , a pretty reptile , with neither tooth nor sting , which can neither run nor fly - not run , lest it should affect the Congre- gational - not fly , lest it should injure the Evangelical ! Such fears are entirely ...
... desire a tiny trifle , a pretty reptile , with neither tooth nor sting , which can neither run nor fly - not run , lest it should affect the Congre- gational - not fly , lest it should injure the Evangelical ! Such fears are entirely ...
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... desire for the mi- nistry continuing unabated , he obtained ordination privately from the ministers of London ; as the rigours of persecution began to abate , he preached the gospel at Chester to a handful of the Lord's people who had ...
... desire for the mi- nistry continuing unabated , he obtained ordination privately from the ministers of London ; as the rigours of persecution began to abate , he preached the gospel at Chester to a handful of the Lord's people who had ...
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Popular passages
Page 113 - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 150 - The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and Sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven : yet he hath authority, and it is his duty to take order, that unity and peace be preserved in the Church, that the truth of God be kept pure and entire, that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline be prevented or reformed, and all the ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed.
Page 441 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 105 - And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night : for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Page 255 - He had been rescued by no common deliverer from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat of no vulgar agony, by the blood of no earthly sacrifice.
Page iv - Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it.
Page 434 - For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Page 302 - Kings of the earth, and all people ; Princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens ; Old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: For his name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 150 - Who is wise, and he shall understand these things ? prudent, and he shall know them ? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them : but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Page 193 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and ^ the rust of them shall he a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.