Sarah Martin, the Prison Visitor, of Great Yarmouth: With Extracts from Her Writings & Prison JournalsReligious tract society, 1799 - 144 pages |
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... light in writing sacred poetry ; and homely as my attempts were , they were not the less profitable to me , as I accustomed myself to seek portions of matter from the Holy Scriptures . I leave these pieces in the hands of my dear ...
... light in writing sacred poetry ; and homely as my attempts were , they were not the less profitable to me , as I accustomed myself to seek portions of matter from the Holy Scriptures . I leave these pieces in the hands of my dear ...
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... light . " It is a striking proof of the depravity of man- kind , that whilst they acknowledge in words the existence of a God of infinite perfection , as the Lord of the universe , and the wise Disposer of human things , men fail to ...
... light . " It is a striking proof of the depravity of man- kind , that whilst they acknowledge in words the existence of a God of infinite perfection , as the Lord of the universe , and the wise Disposer of human things , men fail to ...
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... light . " I. Let us notice the attribute : " He looketh upon men . " The Lord's throne is in the lofty heavens , and " his eye - lids try the children of men . " He observes all below , and sees before him a " world lying in wickedness ...
... light . " I. Let us notice the attribute : " He looketh upon men . " The Lord's throne is in the lofty heavens , and " his eye - lids try the children of men . " He observes all below , and sees before him a " world lying in wickedness ...
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... light which is sent into the soul of man , shows him that his heart is not right with God , that in him there is a want of conformity to the Divine law . As the true convert advances in the knowledge of God by his word , as he learns ...
... light which is sent into the soul of man , shows him that his heart is not right with God , that in him there is a want of conformity to the Divine law . As the true convert advances in the knowledge of God by his word , as he learns ...
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... light of heaven . Let us remark a few leading circumstances in which the true Christian con- fesses that he has sinned . His life has not been filled up with thoughts and deeds pure and holy before God : in admiration of his works , in ...
... light of heaven . Let us remark a few leading circumstances in which the true Christian con- fesses that he has sinned . His life has not been filled up with thoughts and deeds pure and holy before God : in admiration of his works , in ...
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Popular passages
Page 106 - Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Page 96 - ... .Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, Son of man, and say to the wind, thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 98 - And inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me...
Page 78 - For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Page 43 - God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 86 - And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Page 79 - As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women.
Page 96 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 77 - ... if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon-day : and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Page 78 - Thou shalt also decree a thing, And it shall be established unto thee : And the light shall shine upon thy ways.