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... attention that was shown him , he accepted with the most engaging and graceful conde- scension ; nor did he even disdain the rich per- fume , which the liberal hand of Mary poured upon him , notwithstanding the ill - timed mur- murs of ...
... attention that was shown him , he accepted with the most engaging and graceful conde- scension ; nor did he even disdain the rich per- fume , which the liberal hand of Mary poured upon him , notwithstanding the ill - timed mur- murs of ...
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... attention ; but that delusion is soon over , and they leave a void behind which no- thing can fill up , but those great and noble purposes of action which the Gospel presents to our minds : the conquest of our passions ; the improvement ...
... attention ; but that delusion is soon over , and they leave a void behind which no- thing can fill up , but those great and noble purposes of action which the Gospel presents to our minds : the conquest of our passions ; the improvement ...
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... attention or his spirits droop . He will be continually ani- mated with new prospects , elated with new acquisitions , rewarded with new triumphs , and will know nothing of that languor and flatness , that gloom and melancholy , which ...
... attention or his spirits droop . He will be continually ani- mated with new prospects , elated with new acquisitions , rewarded with new triumphs , and will know nothing of that languor and flatness , that gloom and melancholy , which ...
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... attention from the things of this world , and thereby to destroy , for a time at least , their attractions . When they cease to be seen , or are seen only in ima- gination , they lose , in a great measure , their dominion over us .. We ...
... attention from the things of this world , and thereby to destroy , for a time at least , their attractions . When they cease to be seen , or are seen only in ima- gination , they lose , in a great measure , their dominion over us .. We ...
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... attention to their greatness , for- get or disregard their remoteness , and see them in their full size and proportion . A taste for religious meditations will grow upon us every day ; and , by constant perseverance , we shall so refine ...
... attention to their greatness , for- get or disregard their remoteness , and see them in their full size and proportion . A taste for religious meditations will grow upon us every day ; and , by constant perseverance , we shall so refine ...
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Page 1 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Page 25 - Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Page 227 - And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Page 330 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Page 121 - Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness : according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness : and cleanse me from my sin.
Page 110 - And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Page 175 - O my soul : and all that is within me praise His holy Name. 2. Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all His Benefits ; 3. Who forgiveth all thy sin : and healeth all thine infirmities ; 4.
Page 122 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 209 - Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself...
Page 312 - ... such as speak wrong. 15 I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 16 O tarry thou the LORD'S leisure ; be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart ; and put thou thy trust in the LORD.