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... endeavour to train up their children in the fear of the Lord : and when his religious duty required him to be absent from home , she tried to make his way as easy as she could , by her prudent management of the family and of his ...
... endeavour to train up their children in the fear of the Lord : and when his religious duty required him to be absent from home , she tried to make his way as easy as she could , by her prudent management of the family and of his ...
Page 135
... ; thy sorrows have been great indeed : mayst thou endeavour to bear all patiently . " The same day he gave his mother a trifle which he much valued , saying : " Keep it ― for my sake , I shall have no more NATHAN BACKHOUSE . 135.
... ; thy sorrows have been great indeed : mayst thou endeavour to bear all patiently . " The same day he gave his mother a trifle which he much valued , saying : " Keep it ― for my sake , I shall have no more NATHAN BACKHOUSE . 135.
Page 172
... endeavour- ing , in a particular manner , to impress upon them the importance of an attention to the Light , or manifestation of the Spirit of Christ , in their own minds ; which would very clearly direct them in all things ; and , if ...
... endeavour- ing , in a particular manner , to impress upon them the importance of an attention to the Light , or manifestation of the Spirit of Christ , in their own minds ; which would very clearly direct them in all things ; and , if ...
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... endeavour to attain . 3rd month 6th , 1815 . I sincerely hope , my dear brother , that we may all be concerned to walk in the path of true holiness . What unspeakable pleasure does it not afford ! What peace of mind and contentment to ...
... endeavour to attain . 3rd month 6th , 1815 . I sincerely hope , my dear brother , that we may all be concerned to walk in the path of true holiness . What unspeakable pleasure does it not afford ! What peace of mind and contentment to ...
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... endeavour to make a good use of our time ; and , since we are not sure of a minute , let us not throw away an hour . ' I was particularly struck with a sentiment in a book I am now reading : Those who employ time to its best purposes ...
... endeavour to make a good use of our time ; and , since we are not sure of a minute , let us not throw away an hour . ' I was particularly struck with a sentiment in a book I am now reading : Those who employ time to its best purposes ...
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Page 38 - Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; "knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
Page 228 - My best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more ; But, when I cry, ' My strength renew,
Page 65 - Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
Page 58 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither (shall) fruit (be) in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and (there shall be) no herd in the stalls: 3:18 "Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 70 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 209 - O thou by whom we come to God— The life, the truth, the way ; The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach us how to pray.
Page 58 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat ; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls : Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page i - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Page 228 - Oh make this heart rejoice or ache ; Decide this doubt for me ; And if it be not broken, break, — And heal it if it be.
Page 48 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.