A Brother's Portrait; or, Memoirs of the late Rev. W. Barber. Compiled chiefly from his journals and ... correspondence by Aquila Barber ... To which is added, as an appendix, the meorials of his late wife, written by himselfAquila Barber, 1830 - 510 pages |
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... object was to give a faithful delineation of his Bro- ther's character , moulded , as it was , by ordinary events and novel circumstances , by complicated afflictions and circuitous providences , and , above all , by the influence of ...
... object was to give a faithful delineation of his Bro- ther's character , moulded , as it was , by ordinary events and novel circumstances , by complicated afflictions and circuitous providences , and , above all , by the influence of ...
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... object , I shall now insert an extract from one of his Letters to his second sister at that time on a visit at Wellington . MY DEAR SISTER PRISCILLA , or no . 6 Aug. 16 , 1815 . 6 I WANT to know in particular , whether you have yet dis ...
... object , I shall now insert an extract from one of his Letters to his second sister at that time on a visit at Wellington . MY DEAR SISTER PRISCILLA , or no . 6 Aug. 16 , 1815 . 6 I WANT to know in particular , whether you have yet dis ...
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... object of our lives ; without it we are unhappy , for we have no foun- dation on which to stand , and the more we grasp the more we sink ; our increased efforts after happiness have a contrary tendency than to gratify us , for having no ...
... object of our lives ; without it we are unhappy , for we have no foun- dation on which to stand , and the more we grasp the more we sink ; our increased efforts after happiness have a contrary tendency than to gratify us , for having no ...
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... object before him . He was offered a situation as Tutor in the classical and commercial Academy of Mr. Wm . Clarke at Chew- Magna , near Bristol . This offer he at once accepted , and amidst the blessings and prayers of his family , he ...
... object before him . He was offered a situation as Tutor in the classical and commercial Academy of Mr. Wm . Clarke at Chew- Magna , near Bristol . This offer he at once accepted , and amidst the blessings and prayers of his family , he ...
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... object of my wishes , ) may be rendered a lasting blessing to my soul . Pray that my heart , deeply informed in its utter unworthiness , may be led to the fountain of grace for waters refreshing and purifying , to fit me more perfectly ...
... object of my wishes , ) may be rendered a lasting blessing to my soul . Pray that my heart , deeply informed in its utter unworthiness , may be led to the fountain of grace for waters refreshing and purifying , to fit me more perfectly ...
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Page 18 - For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Page 22 - But seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all other things shall be added unto you ? Dare you believe this promise or not ? I DARE : and will act accordingly, by God's assistance.
Page vii - Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
Page 61 - And while the lamp holds out to burn The vilest sinner may return.
Page 191 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not ; I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Page 3 - Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Page 123 - When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity.
Page 33 - Instead of this, he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart, And let the angry powers of hell Assault my soul in every part.
Page viii - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page viii - It is as high as heaven ; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?