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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... reflection . He was of a retiring , contemplative turn , but also communicative and active in the cause of religion ; zealous and experimental , but without bitterness and enthusiasm ; mild and candid , without coldness and indifference ...
... reflection . He was of a retiring , contemplative turn , but also communicative and active in the cause of religion ; zealous and experimental , but without bitterness and enthusiasm ; mild and candid , without coldness and indifference ...
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... reflection , resolved that it was only a stratagem of the devil , to divert me from my purpose ; and hereby , if possible , lead me back to stupidity . Instantly , therefore , I re- solved to go forward , in defiance of all oppo- sition ...
... reflection , resolved that it was only a stratagem of the devil , to divert me from my purpose ; and hereby , if possible , lead me back to stupidity . Instantly , therefore , I re- solved to go forward , in defiance of all oppo- sition ...
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... the things of my eternal peace . My con- victions appeared to take their rise from seri- ous reflection , without the use of any special external means . I endeavoured , very criti- cally , to review my past life , and thought Journal . 21.
... the things of my eternal peace . My con- victions appeared to take their rise from seri- ous reflection , without the use of any special external means . I endeavoured , very criti- cally , to review my past life , and thought Journal . 21.
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... reflections as these were a powerful incentive to me , to use every means in my power to cultivate the operations of the Holy Spirit , and , if possible , retain the blessed Comforter . To this end , I embraced every convenient ...
... reflections as these were a powerful incentive to me , to use every means in my power to cultivate the operations of the Holy Spirit , and , if possible , retain the blessed Comforter . To this end , I embraced every convenient ...
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... reflections were passing in my mind , suddenly , my conceptions of the character of the Saviour were greatly enlarged , so that he appeared , every way , to answer Solomon's de- scription , " the chiefest among ten thousand , and ...
... reflections were passing in my mind , suddenly , my conceptions of the character of the Saviour were greatly enlarged , so that he appeared , every way , to answer Solomon's de- scription , " the chiefest among ten thousand , and ...
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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.