The sinner's tears, in meditations and prayers

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Page i - Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Page i - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 237 - Him ; for if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things.
Page 85 - For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finilhed my courfe, I have kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteoufnefs, which the Lord the righteous judge fhall give me at that day • and not to me only, but unto all them alfo that love his appearing.
Page 242 - Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Page 254 - Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding : whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee.
Page 216 - If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong to thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Page 200 - If a man die, shall be live again ? all the days of my appointed time will 1 wait, till my change come.
Page 202 - Thefe all died in faith, not having received the promifes, but having feen them afar off, and were perfuaded of them, and embraced them, and confefled that they were ftrangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Page 201 - The time is short. It remaineth that they that have wives be as though they had none...

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