Autobiography: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Volume 6Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1830 |
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... reasons I can urge for this per- suasion , is needless to mention , because few in this case would judge impartially ; and what seems a rea- son to me may not be deemed so by another . Let it suffice to inform you , that after earnest ...
... reasons I can urge for this per- suasion , is needless to mention , because few in this case would judge impartially ; and what seems a rea- son to me may not be deemed so by another . Let it suffice to inform you , that after earnest ...
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... reason ; however I did not leave off . O , corruption thou art my sister ! Read public prayers , and finished my exposition of the Lord's prayer to the soldiers , at which they attended very orderly . At night I and my five companions ...
... reason ; however I did not leave off . O , corruption thou art my sister ! Read public prayers , and finished my exposition of the Lord's prayer to the soldiers , at which they attended very orderly . At night I and my five companions ...
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... reason to be thankful that we were on shore last night . The sailors told us that the lightning shone on the sea all night ; that the storm was very great , and the ship's long - boat was lost . I read public prayers , returned public ...
... reason to be thankful that we were on shore last night . The sailors told us that the lightning shone on the sea all night ; that the storm was very great , and the ship's long - boat was lost . I read public prayers , returned public ...
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... believe wondered at it at first ; but they were not ashamed to blaspheme , and I thought had no reason to be ashamed to praise God . I had the satis- faction before we got to Deal , to hear one 24 MR WHITEFIELD'S JOURNAL.
... believe wondered at it at first ; but they were not ashamed to blaspheme , and I thought had no reason to be ashamed to praise God . I had the satis- faction before we got to Deal , to hear one 24 MR WHITEFIELD'S JOURNAL.
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... reason to hope well of them . Was enlarged in preaching after prayers to the sol- diers , and spent two most pleasant hours in reading God's holy word . At night , though it was piercingly cold , we continued instant in intercession on ...
... reason to hope well of them . Was enlarged in preaching after prayers to the sol- diers , and spent two most pleasant hours in reading God's holy word . At night , though it was piercingly cold , we continued instant in intercession on ...
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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.