The Christian's Day1846 - Christian life - 13 pages |
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... persons who seem to think they are at full liberty to spend what they call their spare time as they please ; that when a certain number of hours have been given up to temporal business , and the duties of their calling , the remainder ...
... persons who seem to think they are at full liberty to spend what they call their spare time as they please ; that when a certain number of hours have been given up to temporal business , and the duties of their calling , the remainder ...
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... persons whose example will put us to shame , if we do not establish for ourselves a rule of daily life . What Bishop Be- veridge has said , when enforcing the duty of setting apart certain definite seasons for prayer , may find its ap ...
... persons whose example will put us to shame , if we do not establish for ourselves a rule of daily life . What Bishop Be- veridge has said , when enforcing the duty of setting apart certain definite seasons for prayer , may find its ap ...
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... persons of a fractious , fretful , repining temper ? nothing to restrain one's- self , and keep silence , when unjustly accused ? nothing to forego comforts , in order that we may have more to give to the poor of CHRIST ? is it nothing ...
... persons of a fractious , fretful , repining temper ? nothing to restrain one's- self , and keep silence , when unjustly accused ? nothing to forego comforts , in order that we may have more to give to the poor of CHRIST ? is it nothing ...
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... persons in whose path there are really no crosses , then I would say the sooner they make themselves crosses the better ; the sooner they accustom themselves to habits of self - denial , the sooner will they escape the dangers which ...
... persons in whose path there are really no crosses , then I would say the sooner they make themselves crosses the better ; the sooner they accustom themselves to habits of self - denial , the sooner will they escape the dangers which ...
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... Person or Offices , the Church acknowledges with adoration , and teaches her children to have before their eyes , and in their hearts . Day by day they glorify GOD , for the per- fection of His own attributes , or for the graces He has ...
... Person or Offices , the Church acknowledges with adoration , and teaches her children to have before their eyes , and in their hearts . Day by day they glorify GOD , for the per- fection of His own attributes , or for the graces He has ...
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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...