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... Mark v . 18 , 19 .... 237 XII . The Character and Exercise of aged Simeon . Luke ii . 25-30 .. 262 XIII . On Patience . James i . 4 ....... 286 XIV . The Last Warning . Daniel v . 25-28 .. 308 XV . The Lessons and Duties of Winter ...
... Mark v . 18 , 19 .... 237 XII . The Character and Exercise of aged Simeon . Luke ii . 25-30 .. 262 XIII . On Patience . James i . 4 ....... 286 XIV . The Last Warning . Daniel v . 25-28 .. 308 XV . The Lessons and Duties of Winter ...
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... mark with pleasure the mild solemnity of the se- rious . Old men must be temperate . There are few old men who are addicted to excess in eating , but some of them are addicted to drunkenness . Intem- perance shocks us when we see it in ...
... mark with pleasure the mild solemnity of the se- rious . Old men must be temperate . There are few old men who are addicted to excess in eating , but some of them are addicted to drunkenness . Intem- perance shocks us when we see it in ...
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... mark the characters of some , and which , though less repulsive than the attributes of superstition , are most injurious to the welfare of society . Against one of these vices the Apostle charges Ti- tus to direct his first caution ...
... mark the characters of some , and which , though less repulsive than the attributes of superstition , are most injurious to the welfare of society . Against one of these vices the Apostle charges Ti- tus to direct his first caution ...
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... marks these counsels of Paul to Timothy , " Rebuke not an elder , but entreat him as a father ; -and the elder women as mothers ! " * There may be other subjects on which a minister might find it more pleasing to enlarge ; but it is by ...
... marks these counsels of Paul to Timothy , " Rebuke not an elder , but entreat him as a father ; -and the elder women as mothers ! " * There may be other subjects on which a minister might find it more pleasing to enlarge ; but it is by ...
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... mark , for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus . ” * Think it not enough that you attend to these admonitions , when occasionally presented in public instruction , but let them be the objects of your hourly regard ; and ...
... mark , for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus . ” * Think it not enough that you attend to these admonitions , when occasionally presented in public instruction , but let them be the objects of your hourly regard ; and ...
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Page 349 - For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Page 232 - And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Page 213 - Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out ; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there ; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Page 138 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Page 365 - Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before • the Lord : For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Page 86 - But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia...
Page 118 - He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him : and he shall see his face with joy : for he will render unto man his righteousness.
Page 158 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 143 - Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not ; for he will not pardon your transgressions : for my name is in him.
Page 216 - And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town ; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men, as trees, walking.