The Persecuted Family: A Narrative of the Sufferings of the Presbyterians in the Reign of Charles II |
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... leave untaught ; but he urged incessantly the practice of heart - felt godliness , faith in Jesus Christ , love to God , and charity to man . He never thought of wasting time , and defrauding his hearers , by heaping together numberless ...
... leave untaught ; but he urged incessantly the practice of heart - felt godliness , faith in Jesus Christ , love to God , and charity to man . He never thought of wasting time , and defrauding his hearers , by heaping together numberless ...
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... leaves the storm , Though round its head the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head . " FOURTEEN years had passed over this happy fam ily , when the Restoration threatened the over- throw of the Scottish church ...
... leaves the storm , Though round its head the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head . " FOURTEEN years had passed over this happy fam ily , when the Restoration threatened the over- throw of the Scottish church ...
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... leave you , my house , and my living . " You cannot but know that I have determined on this last . I have not so learned my duty , as not to be able to sacrifice a little of this world's comfort for conscience sake ; and I would rather ...
... leave you , my house , and my living . " You cannot but know that I have determined on this last . I have not so learned my duty , as not to be able to sacrifice a little of this world's comfort for conscience sake ; and I would rather ...
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... leave you , like sheep without a shepherd , and like sheep in the midst of ravening wolves ? O God ! " he exclaimed , and the people rose up as if by enchantment , " O God ! who seest my heart , thou knowest what love I bear to this ...
... leave you , like sheep without a shepherd , and like sheep in the midst of ravening wolves ? O God ! " he exclaimed , and the people rose up as if by enchantment , " O God ! who seest my heart , thou knowest what love I bear to this ...
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... leave the blessings of religious liberty to their posterity ; and if they themselves suffered to the death , they would be rewarded in heaven with a crown of life . After this valedictory admonition and encour- agement , having ...
... leave the blessings of religious liberty to their posterity ; and if they themselves suffered to the death , they would be rewarded in heaven with a crown of life . After this valedictory admonition and encour- agement , having ...
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Page 52 - A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More skilled to raise the wretched than to rise.
Page 120 - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Page 52 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, — Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Page 80 - Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill ; For thou art with me ; and thy rod And staff me comfort still.
Page 37 - There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Page 79 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Page 88 - The Lord giveth, and the Lord ' taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Page 75 - The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Page 66 - Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace. He stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart, And...
Page 79 - Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. Yet few remember them. They lived unknown Till persecution dragged them into fame And chased them up to heaven.