England's Exiles, Or, A View of a System of Instruction and Discipline: As Carried Into Effect During the Voyage to the Penal Colonies of Australia |
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... ways are ways of pleasantness , and that all her paths are peace " ( Prov . iii . 17 ) . The most , if not the whole , of you , are now in circumstances which enable you to compare the peace and comfort which are con- nected with well ...
... ways are ways of pleasantness , and that all her paths are peace " ( Prov . iii . 17 ) . The most , if not the whole , of you , are now in circumstances which enable you to compare the peace and comfort which are con- nected with well ...
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Page 14 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Page 145 - NOT UNTO us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Page 218 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel...
Page 216 - Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth ; for the LORD hath spoken. I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib : but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Page 36 - ... according to the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or whether they be evil...
Page 216 - Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters : they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. 5 Why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will revolt more and more : the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Page 216 - Why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will revolt more and more : the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores : they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Page i - Likewise I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Page 219 - But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Page 218 - God hath made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.