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... souls is a first principle of Christian action . What will it advantage us to gain the whole world and to lose them ? All earthly happiness , the purest , the deepest , if it shuts out spiritual excellence and stunts the growth of grace ...
... souls is a first principle of Christian action . What will it advantage us to gain the whole world and to lose them ? All earthly happiness , the purest , the deepest , if it shuts out spiritual excellence and stunts the growth of grace ...
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... souls . Oh , how sad these words are ! how unlike the practice of God's people ! Even the second principle , that most plain and home- speaking motive , the winning heaven and escaping hell , for our very own souls , our very selves ...
... souls . Oh , how sad these words are ! how unlike the practice of God's people ! Even the second principle , that most plain and home- speaking motive , the winning heaven and escaping hell , for our very own souls , our very selves ...
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... soul ; the soul of the person who is sought ; for the soul's sake of the person who seeks ? " Seek thou for beauty of soul . Imitate the Bridegroom of the Church . heaven ? ... What better , tell 4 CONSIDERATIONS.
... soul ; the soul of the person who is sought ; for the soul's sake of the person who seeks ? " Seek thou for beauty of soul . Imitate the Bridegroom of the Church . heaven ? ... What better , tell 4 CONSIDERATIONS.
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... soul . Let no one be looking to get rich by a wife , for such riches are base and disgraceful ; no , let no one look to get rich from this source ' . " We have temptations enough within us and around us without adding this of having an ...
... soul . Let no one be looking to get rich by a wife , for such riches are base and disgraceful ; no , let no one look to get rich from this source ' . " We have temptations enough within us and around us without adding this of having an ...
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... soul to rest in every thing upon Him in whom alone it really can rest . All this it may do , and more . But there come with it as well temptations to a home - selfishness , to a self - denial and sympa- thies limited to children , to ...
... soul to rest in every thing upon Him in whom alone it really can rest . All this it may do , and more . But there come with it as well temptations to a home - selfishness , to a self - denial and sympa- thies limited to children , to ...
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Page 97 - PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; c through &c.
Page 117 - Almighty GOD, unto Whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from Whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy HOLY SPIRIT, that we may perfectly love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy Holy Name; through CHRIST our LORD.
Page 48 - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. . For no man ever yet hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church : for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
Page 99 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Page 122 - All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Page 117 - GOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of GOD, and heirs of eternal life ; grant us, we beseech thee, that having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure ; that when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom ; where, with thee, O FATHER, and thee, O HOLY GHOST, he liveth and reigneth, ever one GOD, world without end. Amen.
Page 123 - Have ye not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife : and they twain shall be one flesh ? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Page 121 - O may my soul on Thee repose, , And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close ; Sleep, that may me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake. 5 When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply ; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest.
Page 121 - MY HEART is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Page 65 - Man and wife are equally concerned to avoid all offences of each other in the beginning of their conversation: every little thing can blast an infant blossom; and the breath of the south can shake the little rings of the vine...