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... tithes under the Gospel Dispensation , by refusing to pay them ; and on this occasion he had cattle taken from him , worth 217. for a demand of 5l . 7s . 4d . He is spoken of as a believing , parent in 10 JOHN BACKHOUSE .
... tithes under the Gospel Dispensation , by refusing to pay them ; and on this occasion he had cattle taken from him , worth 217. for a demand of 5l . 7s . 4d . He is spoken of as a believing , parent in 10 JOHN BACKHOUSE .
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... . There seems however ground for supposing her to have been the wife of the before mentioned John Backhouse , whose wife's name is known to have been A 6 J. & S. BACKHOUSE . 11 He is spoken of as a believing, parent in ...
... . There seems however ground for supposing her to have been the wife of the before mentioned John Backhouse , whose wife's name is known to have been A 6 J. & S. BACKHOUSE . 11 He is spoken of as a believing, parent in ...
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... parent religiously concerned to train up her children in a godly conversation , by example and precept ; and to have been blessed of the Lord in her en- deavours so to do . WILLIAM BACKHOUSE . The following account of William Back ...
... parent religiously concerned to train up her children in a godly conversation , by example and precept ; and to have been blessed of the Lord in her en- deavours so to do . WILLIAM BACKHOUSE . The following account of William Back ...
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... parent tenderly concerned to train up his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord : a kind neighbour ; of a cheerful disposition ; given to hospitality , and abounding in Chris- tian charity . In the earlier part of his life ...
... parent tenderly concerned to train up his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord : a kind neighbour ; of a cheerful disposition ; given to hospitality , and abounding in Chris- tian charity . In the earlier part of his life ...
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... parent , and a kind master , careful to order his family in the fear of the Lord ; very kind to the poor , and liberal to persons in straitened circum- stances ; and being a man of sound judg- ment , he was much resorted to for advice ...
... parent , and a kind master , careful to order his family in the fear of the Lord ; very kind to the poor , and liberal to persons in straitened circum- stances ; and being a man of sound judg- ment , he was much resorted to for advice ...
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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.