The Methodist Magazine, Volume 4J. Soule and T. Mason for the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States, 1821 - Methodist Church |
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... person , who under the influence of fear thinks him- self only mortal , when actuated by his aspiring hopes and boundless ambition , seems to think himself only immortal . He extends his plans as if they were for eternity ; he builds as ...
... person , who under the influence of fear thinks him- self only mortal , when actuated by his aspiring hopes and boundless ambition , seems to think himself only immortal . He extends his plans as if they were for eternity ; he builds as ...
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... persons and possessions . " This thought filled them with shame and confusion , and eradicated their idolatry . Ah ! you who feast around that idol , who make it the object of your worship and adoration , were I permitted to open its ...
... persons and possessions . " This thought filled them with shame and confusion , and eradicated their idolatry . Ah ! you who feast around that idol , who make it the object of your worship and adoration , were I permitted to open its ...
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... person , on his entrance into a wilderness , destitute of human beings , behold an artificial edi- fice there , he would think within himself , " This edifice , which is extremely artificial , and which bears evident marks of har- mony ...
... person , on his entrance into a wilderness , destitute of human beings , behold an artificial edi- fice there , he would think within himself , " This edifice , which is extremely artificial , and which bears evident marks of har- mony ...
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... persons , therefore , notwithstanding they may be acquainted with all sciences , and may be practically perfect in ... person , though he may be rich to the extent of all his desires , and adorned with every greatness of family dignity ...
... persons , therefore , notwithstanding they may be acquainted with all sciences , and may be practically perfect in ... person , though he may be rich to the extent of all his desires , and adorned with every greatness of family dignity ...
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... person who is somewhat skilled in the knowl- edge of precious stones , having discovered , among a great multitude of them , one which incomparably exceeds all others in beauty and value , doth , by selling all his property , purchase ...
... person who is somewhat skilled in the knowl- edge of precious stones , having discovered , among a great multitude of them , one which incomparably exceeds all others in beauty and value , doth , by selling all his property , purchase ...
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Page 167 - O Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Page 88 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great furnace flamed, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell...
Page 88 - This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Page 87 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared...
Page 243 - Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God,
Page 401 - From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve. Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the words of eternal life. — And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
Page 127 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind ; to set at liberty them that are bruised. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 321 - And thou, Son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions : be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak my words unto them whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear : for they are most rebellious.
Page 9 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 448 - For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.