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... object for my esteem and con- templation , and should wonder did I forget him who hath enabled me to contemplate and esteem that ob- ject ; a thought which , as it always fills me with the greatest joy , so does it cause me to look on ...
... object for my esteem and con- templation , and should wonder did I forget him who hath enabled me to contemplate and esteem that ob- ject ; a thought which , as it always fills me with the greatest joy , so does it cause me to look on ...
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... objects . Reflect up- on thy own nature , and upon that of other crea- tures ; consider their origin , structure , form , and utility , with every additional circumstance that can fill thee with love and adoration of the all- wise ...
... objects . Reflect up- on thy own nature , and upon that of other crea- tures ; consider their origin , structure , form , and utility , with every additional circumstance that can fill thee with love and adoration of the all- wise ...
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... objects and the sublimity of the design ? Wherever we cast our view , we see the proofs of a Divinity whose glory the heavens declare , whose power unlimited their extent gives to know . It is only by being led from the sight of the objects ...
... objects and the sublimity of the design ? Wherever we cast our view , we see the proofs of a Divinity whose glory the heavens declare , whose power unlimited their extent gives to know . It is only by being led from the sight of the objects ...
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... object , my thoughts too often ramble upon trivial and perishable subjects : instead of fixing my desires upon the meditation of divine wisdom ; instead of loving and cherishing the bright es- sence and power of this eternal being ...
... object , my thoughts too often ramble upon trivial and perishable subjects : instead of fixing my desires upon the meditation of divine wisdom ; instead of loving and cherishing the bright es- sence and power of this eternal being ...
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... objects , and I only love those things which are perishable , and which cannot contribute to my happiness . May my past experience render me more wise in future ! Till now I have only loved and set my heart upon temporal things , which ...
... objects , and I only love those things which are perishable , and which cannot contribute to my happiness . May my past experience render me more wise in future ! Till now I have only loved and set my heart upon temporal things , which ...
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Popular passages
Page 68 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Page 68 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Page 56 - Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness" sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Page 67 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 67 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Page 56 - Blessed are ye [not accursed with the heavy curse of doing no good, of being useless in the world] when men shall revile you and persecute you, and say all manner of evil of you falsely for my name's sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad ; for great is your reward in heaven.
Page 37 - Thou art worthy to take the book and open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue, and people and nation, and hast made us unto our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth.
Page 68 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night...
Page 37 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever.
Page 53 - Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith ; and that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the length and breadth and depth and height ; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fulness of God.