Memoir of the Rev. Rowland Hill, M.A.H. G. Bohn, 1845 - 659 pages |
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... , why he was the subject of fear and trembling in " the valley of the shadow of death , " and was forsaken by the Lord , " when heart and flesh were failing . " * Jones's Life , p . 38 . " We see him , " remarks Mr. Jones , 4 MEMOIR OF.
... , why he was the subject of fear and trembling in " the valley of the shadow of death , " and was forsaken by the Lord , " when heart and flesh were failing . " * Jones's Life , p . 38 . " We see him , " remarks Mr. Jones , 4 MEMOIR OF.
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... heart , but more judicious in practice . If any thing can restore the primitive affection for our establishment , it will be the consistent and enlightened church- manship of those who now form its brightest ornaments , but who desire ...
... heart , but more judicious in practice . If any thing can restore the primitive affection for our establishment , it will be the consistent and enlightened church- manship of those who now form its brightest ornaments , but who desire ...
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... heart -a temper which is the very life and soul of Christianity , and which alone can bring true peace and comfort to the mind of the believer . But , then , how is this disposition to be obtained , since false presumption is often ...
... heart -a temper which is the very life and soul of Christianity , and which alone can bring true peace and comfort to the mind of the believer . But , then , how is this disposition to be obtained , since false presumption is often ...
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... heart , that the will of God may be done in him and by him , and therefore , under the most distressing circumstances or sharpest sufferings , he can say , Lord , thou knowest what is good for me better than I do for myself ; therefore ...
... heart , that the will of God may be done in him and by him , and therefore , under the most distressing circumstances or sharpest sufferings , he can say , Lord , thou knowest what is good for me better than I do for myself ; therefore ...
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... heart being now changed , he pants only after ' the unsearch- able riches of Christ , ' - the honour which com- eth from God , and those pleasures which are at " his right hand for evermore . ' Time was , when his own will was his rule ...
... heart being now changed , he pants only after ' the unsearch- able riches of Christ , ' - the honour which com- eth from God , and those pleasures which are at " his right hand for evermore . ' Time was , when his own will was his rule ...
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Page 549 - WE do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy : grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that...
Page 40 - O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour : and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing ? 3 Know this also, that the LORD hath chosen to himself the man that is godly : when I call upon the LORD, he will hear me. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still.
Page vii - ... shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Page 576 - Glory to the new-born KINO. Amen Christmas. Hymn 48. (SECOND TuNE). X "Glory to GOD in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men." HARK I the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born KING, Peace on earth, and mercy mild, GOD and sinners reconciled.
Page 85 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ...
Page 363 - But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment, tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Page 408 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Page 131 - It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisals for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world.