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... night that followed ! It would appear that not a word was spoken to Sarah , lest the heart of the fond mother might break . In soli- tude the patriarch faced his ordeal . He might ask of himself a thousand questions , but only one could ...
... night that followed ! It would appear that not a word was spoken to Sarah , lest the heart of the fond mother might break . In soli- tude the patriarch faced his ordeal . He might ask of himself a thousand questions , but only one could ...
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... night while he pondered on that needs - be must be meas- ured over against the eternity in which God con- templated the giving of his only Son . And there is a terrific suggestion of heroic grief in the fact that Abraham carried in one ...
... night while he pondered on that needs - be must be meas- ured over against the eternity in which God con- templated the giving of his only Son . And there is a terrific suggestion of heroic grief in the fact that Abraham carried in one ...
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... night . In Joseph's garden the sentinels were pacing to and fro . The moment was at hand ! What sudden light is this ? The guards are fallen upon their faces as dead men . The angel touches the stone , and it rolls away . He loosens the ...
... night . In Joseph's garden the sentinels were pacing to and fro . The moment was at hand ! What sudden light is this ? The guards are fallen upon their faces as dead men . The angel touches the stone , and it rolls away . He loosens the ...
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... serpent . It is said that the porches of his temple were crowded in the night - time with wor- shipers tarrying there in the hope of having dreams and visions . Pergamos was the center of the Oriental occult- ism of 46 THE CLOISTER BOOK.
... serpent . It is said that the porches of his temple were crowded in the night - time with wor- shipers tarrying there in the hope of having dreams and visions . Pergamos was the center of the Oriental occult- ism of 46 THE CLOISTER BOOK.
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... night . Silently thus and bright , In our starless night , God's sweet mercy comes All about our homes ; Whence , no man can see , In a soft shower drifting , drifting ceaselessly . Till the morning light Falls the manna in the night ...
... night . Silently thus and bright , In our starless night , God's sweet mercy comes All about our homes ; Whence , no man can see , In a soft shower drifting , drifting ceaselessly . Till the morning light Falls the manna in the night ...
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The Cloister Book: For Shut-In Worshipers and Pastorless Congregations David James 1844-1926 Burrell No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 241 - And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Page 177 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat opon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 185 - And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan...
Page 126 - Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 22 - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Page 48 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 289 - Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word.
Page 150 - How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view.
Page 28 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
Page 255 - Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.