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... Influence of that Charity * which fuffereth long and is kind ; which envieth not ; which vaunteth not itself ; is not puffed up ; doth not behave itself unfeemly feeketh not her own ; is not eafily provoked ; thinketh no Evil ...
... Influence of that Charity * which fuffereth long and is kind ; which envieth not ; which vaunteth not itself ; is not puffed up ; doth not behave itself unfeemly feeketh not her own ; is not eafily provoked ; thinketh no Evil ...
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... Influence on the Tides , and on the Bodies of Animals and Plants . The other Planets alfo perform their se- veral Courses at proper Distances from the Earth and Sun , according to an established Rule and Order , from which they have not ...
... Influence on the Tides , and on the Bodies of Animals and Plants . The other Planets alfo perform their se- veral Courses at proper Distances from the Earth and Sun , according to an established Rule and Order , from which they have not ...
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... Influence ex- tendeth to every Part of it . What we commonly call the Courfe of Nature , is , in Reality , owing to the conftant Influence of the Almighty , acting upon this won- derful System , and upon all the Parts of Matter ...
... Influence ex- tendeth to every Part of it . What we commonly call the Courfe of Nature , is , in Reality , owing to the conftant Influence of the Almighty , acting upon this won- derful System , and upon all the Parts of Matter ...
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... Influence on our Happiness . But even fenfitive Enjoy- ments , if duly regulated , contribute not a little to the Satisfaction of human Life ; as we are furnished with various fenfitive Organs and Appetites , and capable of ex- citing ...
... Influence on our Happiness . But even fenfitive Enjoy- ments , if duly regulated , contribute not a little to the Satisfaction of human Life ; as we are furnished with various fenfitive Organs and Appetites , and capable of ex- citing ...
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... Influence of fuch Difpofitions , we feel an inward Complacency , and have the peaceful Testimony and Approbation of our own Minds , as acting up to the true Dignity of the reasonable Nature . And on the other Hand , we have a deep Con ...
... Influence of fuch Difpofitions , we feel an inward Complacency , and have the peaceful Testimony and Approbation of our own Minds , as acting up to the true Dignity of the reasonable Nature . And on the other Hand , we have a deep Con ...
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Page 245 - In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Page 296 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it ; if it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Page 431 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 181 - Hosts, is his name, great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings...
Page 169 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another ; and the Lord hearkened, and heard it : and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 342 - Lord of lords ; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom no man hath seen, nor can see : to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Page 98 - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God...
Page 46 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 171 - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked : who can know it ? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Page 159 - Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.