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... possession of its joy ! But should these delightful seasons of communion with the Father of mercies be happily secured from interruption ; with what reluctance must the Chris- tian quit her peaceful solitude to enter the house divided ...
... possession of its joy ! But should these delightful seasons of communion with the Father of mercies be happily secured from interruption ; with what reluctance must the Chris- tian quit her peaceful solitude to enter the house divided ...
Page 33
... possession of which both old and young , rich and poor , too fre- quently regard as the completion of happiness . That children need nothing to counteract pious endeavours to promote their everlasting welfare , I will not attempt to ...
... possession of which both old and young , rich and poor , too fre- quently regard as the completion of happiness . That children need nothing to counteract pious endeavours to promote their everlasting welfare , I will not attempt to ...
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... possession of those things , after the enjoyment of which we ardently aspire . It is not that which appears to us most pleasing , as best adapted to promote felicity , that will always effect it ; but frequently the reverse . The ...
... possession of those things , after the enjoyment of which we ardently aspire . It is not that which appears to us most pleasing , as best adapted to promote felicity , that will always effect it ; but frequently the reverse . The ...
Page 56
... there are certainly some cases in which the arguments for it are abundantly more plausible than in others . A man , for instance , possessed of two thousand pounds a year , might think it hard to be compelled 56 THE GUIDE TO.
... there are certainly some cases in which the arguments for it are abundantly more plausible than in others . A man , for instance , possessed of two thousand pounds a year , might think it hard to be compelled 56 THE GUIDE TO.
Page 57
... are , indeed , some professed Christians who can dispense with the want of a title to this inherit- ance , provided they can meet with a woman who has one already in possession ; but I am persuaded it DOMESTIC HAPPINESS . 57.
... are , indeed , some professed Christians who can dispense with the want of a title to this inherit- ance , provided they can meet with a woman who has one already in possession ; but I am persuaded it DOMESTIC HAPPINESS . 57.
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Page 4 - Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou ; and when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee ; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them ; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them : neither shalt thou make marriages with them ; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
Page 105 - I command thee this day : lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied ; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God...
Page 83 - Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible ; even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of GOD of great price.
Page 104 - For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Page 5 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Page 90 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 23 - O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely.
Page 17 - Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Page 65 - Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.