Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Susan Huntington, of Boston, Mass: Consisting Principally of Extracts from Her Journal and Letters with the Sermon Occasioned by Her Death |
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... give me conformity to , and contentment with , thy will . ' I have been reading CowPER also , and love his sentiments , his expressions , and his works , entire , dearly . Perhaps you will think I speak with the rapture of an enthusiast ...
... give me conformity to , and contentment with , thy will . ' I have been reading CowPER also , and love his sentiments , his expressions , and his works , entire , dearly . Perhaps you will think I speak with the rapture of an enthusiast ...
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... give his Son to be a ransom for sin- ners ? why does he run to meet the returning prodigal , while yet a great way off ? why does he continue to hold out to us the sceptre of his mercy , when we are practically saying to him , We desire ...
... give his Son to be a ransom for sin- ners ? why does he run to meet the returning prodigal , while yet a great way off ? why does he continue to hold out to us the sceptre of his mercy , when we are practically saying to him , We desire ...
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... give us the victory , through Jesus Christ our Lord . In such circumstances , however , there would be fewer temp- tations , and it would be easier to maintain a close walk with God . Nothing short of omnipotence can , indeed , cause ...
... give us the victory , through Jesus Christ our Lord . In such circumstances , however , there would be fewer temp- tations , and it would be easier to maintain a close walk with God . Nothing short of omnipotence can , indeed , cause ...
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... give us unwavering confidence in his faithfulness and mercy . TO THE SAME . Killingworth , Sept. 21 , 1808 . In writing to you , my dear M. , I shall , with a confidence which our friendship justifies , throw away all unnecessary ...
... give us unwavering confidence in his faithfulness and mercy . TO THE SAME . Killingworth , Sept. 21 , 1808 . In writing to you , my dear M. , I shall , with a confidence which our friendship justifies , throw away all unnecessary ...
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... give you all that ad- vice you desire from your friends , and to direct your mind to the course of duty and of happiness . I would direct you to that divine Book which contains direc- tions for all , given by ONE who cannot misguide ...
... give you all that ad- vice you desire from your friends , and to direct your mind to the course of duty and of happiness . I would direct you to that divine Book which contains direc- tions for all , given by ONE who cannot misguide ...
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Page 241 - Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry ; and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Page 86 - Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, — Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore.
Page 160 - He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Page 270 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 84 - All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Page 89 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering ; for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed.
Page 223 - By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin...
Page 223 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord ; that the Lord Is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 282 - Wilt thou not from this time cry unto Me : — " My father, Thou art the guide of my youth?
Page 383 - For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities ; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.