Autobiography: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Volume 6Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1830 |
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... letters in- spired him with a warm inclination to join them . Being soon after expressly invited to repair to them , towards the close of 1737 he undertook the voyage of which the following journal forms a record . It is deemed proper ...
... letters in- spired him with a warm inclination to join them . Being soon after expressly invited to repair to them , towards the close of 1737 he undertook the voyage of which the following journal forms a record . It is deemed proper ...
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... letters and putting things in order . And ( what I esteemed a great blessing ) though I had been used to so large a sphere of action , yet my change of life gave me not the least uneasiness , but my heart was refreshed with joy ...
... letters and putting things in order . And ( what I esteemed a great blessing ) though I had been used to so large a sphere of action , yet my change of life gave me not the least uneasiness , but my heart was refreshed with joy ...
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... letters , came on board , read prayers , and preached ; visited the sick , and had God with me all day long ; began to catechise six or seven of the young soldiers on open deck . I was surprisec they would submit to it , but God has the ...
... letters , came on board , read prayers , and preached ; visited the sick , and had God with me all day long ; began to catechise six or seven of the young soldiers on open deck . I was surprisec they would submit to it , but God has the ...
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... letters ; and have not enjoyed a more calm delightful frame of mind a long time . The sick increased on my hands , but were very thank- ful for furnishing them with sage - tea , sugar , broth , & c . At the sight of so many objects of ...
... letters ; and have not enjoyed a more calm delightful frame of mind a long time . The sick increased on my hands , but were very thank- ful for furnishing them with sage - tea , sugar , broth , & c . At the sight of so many objects of ...
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... letters whilst the ship was under sail . Had my spirits mightily refreshed upon our arrival in the Downs , by hearing from two or three christian brethren at London ; and was desirous to bless God for a providential opportu nity that ...
... letters whilst the ship was under sail . Had my spirits mightily refreshed upon our arrival in the Downs , by hearing from two or three christian brethren at London ; and was desirous to bless God for a providential opportu nity that ...
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Page 58 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 70 - And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Page 109 - Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear; Make you his service your delight, Your wants shall be his care.
Page 117 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears : for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Page 110 - Praise the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me praise his holy Name.
Page 80 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 80 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For Thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Page 50 - In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore, And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, if death must be my doom, Shall join my soul to thee.
Page 171 - The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream : and he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words, every one from his neighbour.
Page 100 - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.