The Christian's Day1846 - Christian life - 13 pages |
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... course of man's life is like unto the progress of a day , of which infancy is the dawn , and manhood the high noon , and old age and death the evening and sunset ; so is each day a little life - time , an abstract and epitome in hours ...
... course of man's life is like unto the progress of a day , of which infancy is the dawn , and manhood the high noon , and old age and death the evening and sunset ; so is each day a little life - time , an abstract and epitome in hours ...
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... course I do not mean that we do not need amusement , relaxation , di- version of mind . I am not now speak- ing on that subject . I simply assert that as Christians there is no portion of our existence which we can afford to spend in. 8.
... course I do not mean that we do not need amusement , relaxation , di- version of mind . I am not now speak- ing on that subject . I simply assert that as Christians there is no portion of our existence which we can afford to spend in. 8.
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... course : in one never - ending , still - beginning routine of religious observance , si- lent , unmarked , uneventful , but gra- dually and surely training the minds subjected to such discipline to higher and higher degrees of ...
... course : in one never - ending , still - beginning routine of religious observance , si- lent , unmarked , uneventful , but gra- dually and surely training the minds subjected to such discipline to higher and higher degrees of ...
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... course of most men's duty falls within the line of active life . There are few so situated as to have no duties of family or position to bind them to the outward world , few in whom it would be right ( even if they had the opportunity ) ...
... course of most men's duty falls within the line of active life . There are few so situated as to have no duties of family or position to bind them to the outward world , few in whom it would be right ( even if they had the opportunity ) ...
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... course . But , thirdly , the popular excuse for self - indulgence which I am here com- bating takes altogether an erroneous view of our mutual relations to one another in our social capacities , for it goes upon the notion that we have ...
... course . But , thirdly , the popular excuse for self - indulgence which I am here com- bating takes altogether an erroneous view of our mutual relations to one another in our social capacities , for it goes upon the notion that we have ...
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Page 188 - O ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son CHRIST our Lord ; grant us grace so to follow thy blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee, through JESUS CHRIST
Page 227 - Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things ; another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not ; and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth; for God hath received him.
Page 229 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 61 - 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 250 - And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars, and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring, men's hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth ; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Page 122 - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Page 50 - ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking ; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 256 - Blessed are those servants whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching. Verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. "And if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
Page 81 - We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
Page 20 - Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger...