Short Discourses to be Read in Families, Volume 2Oliver D. Cooke; Peter B. Gleason & Company printers, 1812 - Devotional literature |
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... secondly , consider the consequence of coming short . Is it not dreadful to be deprived of that fulness of joy , of that " crown of life , of that everlasting king- " dom which God hath promised to them that love " him ? " What would it ...
... secondly , consider the consequence of coming short . Is it not dreadful to be deprived of that fulness of joy , of that " crown of life , of that everlasting king- " dom which God hath promised to them that love " him ? " What would it ...
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... secondly see , how necessary it is in religion to avoid passing from one extreme into another . The gospel encourages our hope , but then it enlightens it , and guards it . It tells us not to refuse to be comfort- ed ; but it teaches us ...
... secondly see , how necessary it is in religion to avoid passing from one extreme into another . The gospel encourages our hope , but then it enlightens it , and guards it . It tells us not to refuse to be comfort- ed ; but it teaches us ...
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... Secondly , there are some who possess both the pow er and the form . And these are the most worthy of our esteem , and imitation . May their number daily increase ! Thirdly , there are some who have the power of god liness , but not the ...
... Secondly , there are some who possess both the pow er and the form . And these are the most worthy of our esteem , and imitation . May their number daily increase ! Thirdly , there are some who have the power of god liness , but not the ...
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... Secondly , Persons are sometimes induced to take up the form of godliness , through the influence of their connections . From some of them , they feel the influ- ence of authority . From some , the influence of friend- ship . From some ...
... Secondly , Persons are sometimes induced to take up the form of godliness , through the influence of their connections . From some of them , they feel the influ- ence of authority . From some , the influence of friend- ship . From some ...
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... entered into the " world , and death by sin , and so death hath passed up- " on all men because all have sinned . " Nor , secondly , is it his only state . There is another life to which the present is introductory , and in 50 AUTUMN .
... entered into the " world , and death by sin , and so death hath passed up- " on all men because all have sinned . " Nor , secondly , is it his only state . There is another life to which the present is introductory , and in 50 AUTUMN .
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Adoni-bezek afflictions Ahab appear art the guide behold believe Bezek blessed body brethren Canaan chariot of fire christian cometh comfort consider David death desire despise disciples DISCOURSE divine grace duty earth Egypt enemies enter eternal everlasting evil eyes faith Father favor fear feel fellow creatures flesh friends give glory godliness goeth gospel hand happiness hath hear heart heaven Hence holy holy spirit honor hope idolatry Israel Jesus Christ Jews king kingdom kingdom of God labor live mercy mind Nehemiah ness never Onesimus pass peace praise pray prayer promise reason receive rection rejoice religion remember render repentance rich righteous salvation says the apostle scripture Secondly seek servants shew sinner sins soul spirit suffer sure thee thine things thou art thou hast tion truth vanity vile body walk Wherefore wilt thou word yourselves
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Page 3 - Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Page 151 - Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 266 - For Tophet is ordained of old ; Yea, for the king it is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large: The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Page 255 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 171 - 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 203 - LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty : Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
Page 215 - And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing ; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee ; but if not, it shall not be so.
Page 246 - By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Page 183 - And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Page 221 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.