A Memoir of the Rev. Edward Payson: Late Pastor of the Second Church in PortlandCrocker and Brewster, 1830 - 400 pages |
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Page vii
... felt painful misgivings in exposing to the public gaze the recesses of a heart so deeply and variously affected as was that of the subject of this memoir . I hope , however , that there is no wanton exposure . Nor shall I be thought to ...
... felt painful misgivings in exposing to the public gaze the recesses of a heart so deeply and variously affected as was that of the subject of this memoir . I hope , however , that there is no wanton exposure . Nor shall I be thought to ...
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... felt its weight . And when he has toiled long and hard , with little or no visible success , and is tempted to exclaim— “ it is a vain thing to serve the Lord ! " - or , when , exhausted by continued labour , and racked by bodily ...
... felt its weight . And when he has toiled long and hard , with little or no visible success , and is tempted to exclaim— “ it is a vain thing to serve the Lord ! " - or , when , exhausted by continued labour , and racked by bodily ...
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... felt the influence of that principle which is indispensable to man's highest achievements , -doing all to the glory of God . As it was , he is remembered by surviving pupils with gratitude , respect , and even veneration . He has left ...
... felt the influence of that principle which is indispensable to man's highest achievements , -doing all to the glory of God . As it was , he is remembered by surviving pupils with gratitude , respect , and even veneration . He has left ...
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... felt at parting with you , was soon banished by the garrulity of my companion , whose chattering tongue for once afforded me pleasure ; and , besides , freed me from the necessity of talking , for which I felt not very well qualified ...
... felt at parting with you , was soon banished by the garrulity of my companion , whose chattering tongue for once afforded me pleasure ; and , besides , freed me from the necessity of talking , for which I felt not very well qualified ...
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... felt . Shame and remorse for the ungrateful returns I have made for the blessings bestowed , prevent secret prayer , frequently for two or three days together , until I can no longer support it ; and though I have so often experienced ...
... felt . Shame and remorse for the ungrateful returns I have made for the blessings bestowed , prevent secret prayer , frequently for two or three days together , until I can no longer support it ; and though I have so often experienced ...
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A Memoir of the Rev. Edward Payson [By A. Cummings. Ed. by A.L. Payson] Asa Cummings No preview available - 2022 |
A Memoir of the REV. Edward Payson [By A. Cummings. Ed. by A.L. Payson] Asa Cummings No preview available - 2017 |
A Memoir of the Rev. Edward Payson [by A. Cummings. Ed. by A.L. Payson] Asa Cummings No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 378 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Page 422 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Page 367 - Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Page 453 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 149 - A man's heart deviseth his way : but the LORD directeth his steps.
Page 444 - Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
Page 230 - For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and be with Christ; which is far better: nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
Page 422 - Behold, for peace I had great bitterness : but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption : for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Page 449 - The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee : but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down ; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Page 222 - Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church...