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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... parents , however , devoted much of their time and attention to her instruction . And , as her constitution was delicate from infancy , she was suffered to gratify her inclination , in de- voting most of her time to the cultivation of ...
... parents , however , devoted much of their time and attention to her instruction . And , as her constitution was delicate from infancy , she was suffered to gratify her inclination , in de- voting most of her time to the cultivation of ...
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... parents had so often and fervently supplicated in her behalf , did not suffer her long to rest in this sinful ... parents and of other pious acquaintances , to choose God for her portion . Of the correctness of this conclusion of her ...
... parents had so often and fervently supplicated in her behalf , did not suffer her long to rest in this sinful ... parents and of other pious acquaintances , to choose God for her portion . Of the correctness of this conclusion of her ...
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... parents give up their children in this ordi- nance in faith , you appear to think , they may be , uni- formly , regenerated . But who had worse children than Eli and David ? And yet they were both holy men , and no doubt gave up their ...
... parents give up their children in this ordi- nance in faith , you appear to think , they may be , uni- formly , regenerated . But who had worse children than Eli and David ? And yet they were both holy men , and no doubt gave up their ...
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... parents , to train up their child in the way he should go ; and , if they faithfully fulfil their engagements , there is reason to hope , that when he is old he will not de- part from it . If baptism is regeneration , Christ's ...
... parents , to train up their child in the way he should go ; and , if they faithfully fulfil their engagements , there is reason to hope , that when he is old he will not de- part from it . If baptism is regeneration , Christ's ...
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... Parent of the universe , that he has not endowed a greater number of individuals with this fixedness of determination in any favourite pursuit ; as from it , when not controlled by virtuous principle , must result innumerable and ...
... Parent of the universe , that he has not endowed a greater number of individuals with this fixedness of determination in any favourite pursuit ; as from it , when not controlled by virtuous principle , must result innumerable and ...
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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.