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... characters of my grand parents . My paternal grandfather , however , possessed only negative religion ; that is , his affection for my grandmother obliged him to conform to her , in every thing ; and he esteemed himself happy , in being ...
... characters of my grand parents . My paternal grandfather , however , possessed only negative religion ; that is , his affection for my grandmother obliged him to conform to her , in every thing ; and he esteemed himself happy , in being ...
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... character , I should not have hesitated to pronounce wrong ; but I should have believed it criminal even to suspect that he could err . My Religion was becoming more and more formal , it seemed a body without a soul . Sometimes indeed ...
... character , I should not have hesitated to pronounce wrong ; but I should have believed it criminal even to suspect that he could err . My Religion was becoming more and more formal , it seemed a body without a soul . Sometimes indeed ...
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... characters , too much off our guard . This dear youth was not , like me , habituated to religion , he was not early disciplined by its most rigid laws ; I could with abundantly more facility turn aside with him , than he could pur- sue ...
... characters , too much off our guard . This dear youth was not , like me , habituated to religion , he was not early disciplined by its most rigid laws ; I could with abundantly more facility turn aside with him , than he could pur- sue ...
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... character you will very speedily be called to sustain ; let me hear you pray in the family , before I depart . There was something terrible in the thought of his departure , though we had for many years been taught to expect it , not ...
... character you will very speedily be called to sustain ; let me hear you pray in the family , before I depart . There was something terrible in the thought of his departure , though we had for many years been taught to expect it , not ...
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... character , to whom I was much attached , and our friendship was mutual ; I was prevailed upon by this preacher , to accompany him upon a little journey ; I de- parted with the sanction of my patron . I had , in the societies with which ...
... character , to whom I was much attached , and our friendship was mutual ; I was prevailed upon by this preacher , to accompany him upon a little journey ; I de- parted with the sanction of my patron . I had , in the societies with which ...
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Page 224 - For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of : for necessity is laid upon me ; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel...
Page 191 - For the love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead ; and that He died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him who died for them, and rose again.
Page 223 - I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom; preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Page 91 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him, let him know, that he *which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Page 219 - God's works of providence are, his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions.
Page 137 - Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 247 - For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
Page 140 - Christ, and be saved; we are exhorted to trust in him at all times; and to believe, that there is no other name given under heaven, among men, whereby we can be saved.
Page 217 - Blow ye the trumpet, blow, The gladly solemn sound ; Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound ; The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
Page 223 - Sound speech, that cannot be condemned ; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.