The Lady of the Manor: Being a Series of Conversations on the Subject of Confirmation. Intended for the Use of the Middle and Higher Ranks of Young Females, Volume 1Harper & Bros., 1836 - Confirmation |
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... leave my view entirely unobstructed . " That part of the mansion - house which faced my win- dow was not the grand front of the house , but that which contained some of the more private apartments ; and among the rest , those occupied ...
... leave my view entirely unobstructed . " That part of the mansion - house which faced my win- dow was not the grand front of the house , but that which contained some of the more private apartments ; and among the rest , those occupied ...
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... leaving me to myself , they allowed this awful event to have its full influence upon my mind . And , with God's blessing , I be- lieve that it was rendered really useful to me ; since , from that time , my views of the importance of ...
... leaving me to myself , they allowed this awful event to have its full influence upon my mind . And , with God's blessing , I be- lieve that it was rendered really useful to me ; since , from that time , my views of the importance of ...
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... leave , all of them being much pleased with the manner in which they had spent their evening , and some of them , by the divine help , considerably impressed by certain parts of the conversation which had taken place . CHAPTER III ...
... leave , all of them being much pleased with the manner in which they had spent their evening , and some of them , by the divine help , considerably impressed by certain parts of the conversation which had taken place . CHAPTER III ...
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... leave this matter , and proceed to the more immediate business of the day . " I will first inform you , my dear young people , " said the lady of the manor , " that the laying on of hands , in which the ceremony of confirmation chiefly ...
... leave this matter , and proceed to the more immediate business of the day . " I will first inform you , my dear young people , " said the lady of the manor , " that the laying on of hands , in which the ceremony of confirmation chiefly ...
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... leave this matter for the present , and proceed with my story . Mrs. Holloway having relieved her mind of the burden which was upon it relative to the misconduct of her young cousin , and believing that the blame of all which had been ...
... leave this matter for the present , and proceed with my story . Mrs. Holloway having relieved her mind of the burden which was upon it relative to the misconduct of her young cousin , and believing that the blame of all which had been ...
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Page 434 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Page 561 - And all the Angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped GOD, saying, Amen : Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our GOD for ever and ever. Amen.
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Page 264 - I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man : but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
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Page 75 - I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God ; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.