Memoirs of Doctor Seth Coleman, A.M., of Amherst, (Mass.): Containing I. A Biographical Sketch of His Life and Character; II. Extracts from His Journal, Taken by Himself; III. His Letters Upon Religious Subjects; IV. His Farewell Address to His Children; V. Sermon Delivered at His Funeral, by the Rev. Nathan PerkinsFlagg & Gray, 1817 - 288 pages |
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... moral character ; for I was so taken up in meditations on the divine attributes , that sor- did self was nearly excluded from my mind . But to - day it has been very different with me . My mind has been , the greater part of the day ...
... moral character ; for I was so taken up in meditations on the divine attributes , that sor- did self was nearly excluded from my mind . But to - day it has been very different with me . My mind has been , the greater part of the day ...
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... this week , I have been labouring with myself , to discover , if possible , what was my real moral character . But have made little progress ; my exercises having been so various . Sometimes , I have felt joy- Journal . 45.
... this week , I have been labouring with myself , to discover , if possible , what was my real moral character . But have made little progress ; my exercises having been so various . Sometimes , I have felt joy- Journal . 45.
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... ; directly opposed to the moral government of God , affronting to his pure and holy majesty , and calculated to de- stroy all good , and effect all evil . July 8. Continued to hunger and thirst af ter holiness 52 Journal .
... ; directly opposed to the moral government of God , affronting to his pure and holy majesty , and calculated to de- stroy all good , and effect all evil . July 8. Continued to hunger and thirst af ter holiness 52 Journal .
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... ; so that I returned from the solemn transactions of the funeral , a very different creature ( in a moral view , ) from what I was when I went . My soul was so filled with love to God , from a view of his divine attributes 56 Journal .
... ; so that I returned from the solemn transactions of the funeral , a very different creature ( in a moral view , ) from what I was when I went . My soul was so filled with love to God , from a view of his divine attributes 56 Journal .
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... without the aids of the Spirit , to mend our hearts , or change our moral views . For notwithstanding my en- deavours the last evening , I awoke this morn- F ing in a cold and lifeless frame ; though not Journal . 61.
... without the aids of the Spirit , to mend our hearts , or change our moral views . For notwithstanding my en- deavours the last evening , I awoke this morn- F ing in a cold and lifeless frame ; though not Journal . 61.
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Page 136 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Page 82 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 67 - Bless the LORD, ye his angels, That excel in strength, that do his commandments, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Page 153 - Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Page 63 - Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Page 189 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Page 84 - How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.
Page 71 - God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Page 162 - ... his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts.