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... placed on this island with some few necessaries of life , where he had now spent a whole year in the utmost felicity ; the adoration of his God being al- most his whole employ , save the little labor of pro- curing food ; the Holy ...
... placed on this island with some few necessaries of life , where he had now spent a whole year in the utmost felicity ; the adoration of his God being al- most his whole employ , save the little labor of pro- curing food ; the Holy ...
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... placed on things above ; if thou art wedded to the world , thou canst not be the spouse of Christ ; if thou lovest the world , thou art not the Lord's , for God and Mammon are ir- reconcileable . 21. But it is not so : thou art ready to ...
... placed on things above ; if thou art wedded to the world , thou canst not be the spouse of Christ ; if thou lovest the world , thou art not the Lord's , for God and Mammon are ir- reconcileable . 21. But it is not so : thou art ready to ...
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... placed in the firmament those exhaustless fires , those constellations whose rays shoot through such an inconceivable space ? And who directs their course with the beauty of order , and the harmony of regularity , and commands the sun ...
... placed in the firmament those exhaustless fires , those constellations whose rays shoot through such an inconceivable space ? And who directs their course with the beauty of order , and the harmony of regularity , and commands the sun ...
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sure but in the gratification of my senses : my af- fections are placed on terrestrial objects , and I only love those things which are perishable , and which cannot contribute to my happiness . May my past experience render me more ...
sure but in the gratification of my senses : my af- fections are placed on terrestrial objects , and I only love those things which are perishable , and which cannot contribute to my happiness . May my past experience render me more ...
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... placed in the immense expanse of the hea- vens , the sun and all those stars , whose prodigious size and distance fill our minds with astonish- ment ! Who but God has prescribed to them the sphere in which they have revolved for ...
... placed in the immense expanse of the hea- vens , the sun and all those stars , whose prodigious size and distance fill our minds with astonish- ment ! Who but God has prescribed to them the sphere in which they have revolved for ...
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adoration Almighty Art thou behold beloved bright eye canst thou CHAPTER Christ comfort contemplate creatures daily darkness dear death diligently divine Divine Grace dost thou dwell earth Eloi eternal evermore faith fallen father firmament fountain glad glorious glory grace Greek hands happy hast thou hath heaven heavenly holy humble immortal Jehovah Jesus knowest Lamb of God let thy light living love thee mankind MEANS OF GRACE meditating mercy never night Patmos peace persecute praise prayer reflecting rejoice rock sake Saviour scroll seek seest servants shalt thou sinner sins son of God sorrow spirit thanksgiving things thou art thou canst thou hast thou shalt thy blessed thy blood thy desire thy heart thy hope thy love thy master thy soul thy truth thyself trust unto thee voice waters whole wilt thou wisdom wise wonderful word of thy wouldst young eagle
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.