Memoir of the Rev. Henry Martyn, B.D.: Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Chaplain to the Honourable East India Company ... From the Fourth London Edition |
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Page 27
... condition , and telling me of her wretchedness in being turned out upon the wide world without house or home . It was in vain to point to heaven ; the heart , distracted and over- 6 whelmed with worldly sorrow , finds it hard to look 27.
... condition , and telling me of her wretchedness in being turned out upon the wide world without house or home . It was in vain to point to heaven ; the heart , distracted and over- 6 whelmed with worldly sorrow , finds it hard to look 27.
Page 32
... turned to God . But if I cannot be thankful to Him , and be sensible of his presence in seasons of fatigue , how can I distinguish the workings of the Spirit from the ebullitions of ani- mal joy . " It is in scenes and seasons of ...
... turned to God . But if I cannot be thankful to Him , and be sensible of his presence in seasons of fatigue , how can I distinguish the workings of the Spirit from the ebullitions of ani- mal joy . " It is in scenes and seasons of ...
Page 59
... would say , for having turned me from a life of wo to the enjoyment of peace and hope . - The work is real . - I can no more doubt it than I can doubt my existence : the whole current of my desires is altered - I am walking 59.
... would say , for having turned me from a life of wo to the enjoyment of peace and hope . - The work is real . - I can no more doubt it than I can doubt my existence : the whole current of my desires is altered - I am walking 59.
Page 68
... turning his back , like Abraham of old , on his kindred and his country , and looking for that city which hath foundations , whose builder and maker is God - Mr . Martyn departed from Cornwall . At Plymouth , whither he proceeded , he ...
... turning his back , like Abraham of old , on his kindred and his country , and looking for that city which hath foundations , whose builder and maker is God - Mr . Martyn departed from Cornwall . At Plymouth , whither he proceeded , he ...
Page 75
... turned away his thoughts from present things , and raised them to God . His soul was stirred up to renewed resolutions to live a life of entire independence of earthly comforts , though he felt that the flesh was very weak . The last ...
... turned away his thoughts from present things , and raised them to God . His soul was stirred up to renewed resolutions to live a life of entire independence of earthly comforts , though he felt that the flesh was very weak . The last ...
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Page 61 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Page 89 - The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise — and seek the joys At his right hand ; I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame and power, And him my only portion make, My shield and tower.
Page 85 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 317 - Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men...
Page 225 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 56 - The words of the wise man, that " the day of death is better than the day of one's birth...
Page 93 - Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Page 117 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 39 - Scripture: that warrants us sufficiently — for it informs us, that it is 'God that worketh in us both to will and to do, of his good pleasure...
Page 92 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.