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... Faith then sallies out and ventures abroad , hope stays at home to keep house , while patience waits till faith comes back with her scraps of peace and crumbs of comfort . Every distant view of Jesus is precious ; every approach , or ...
... Faith then sallies out and ventures abroad , hope stays at home to keep house , while patience waits till faith comes back with her scraps of peace and crumbs of comfort . Every distant view of Jesus is precious ; every approach , or ...
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... faith is in exercise . God fills us with joy and peace believing , but not in fighting , nor in suffering . The ... faith must act alone , for we are kept by the power God through faith . And faith must fight alone , for the fight is ...
... faith is in exercise . God fills us with joy and peace believing , but not in fighting , nor in suffering . The ... faith must act alone , for we are kept by the power God through faith . And faith must fight alone , for the fight is ...
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... faith be con- fined at home , or be deterred from venturing abroad , nor will she cease to plow up the mys- teries , because of the cold . Faith , hope , and love , can go abroad when we are confined at home ; and find access within the ...
... faith be con- fined at home , or be deterred from venturing abroad , nor will she cease to plow up the mys- teries , because of the cold . Faith , hope , and love , can go abroad when we are confined at home ; and find access within the ...
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... , yet making many rich ; as having nothing , yet pos- sessing all things . Tender my love to Mary ; and believe me to be , in faith and affection , Yours to serve in Christ , W. H. S. S. CXCVIII . April 15 , 1801 . DEAR BROTHER IN 25.
... , yet making many rich ; as having nothing , yet pos- sessing all things . Tender my love to Mary ; and believe me to be , in faith and affection , Yours to serve in Christ , W. H. S. S. CXCVIII . April 15 , 1801 . DEAR BROTHER IN 25.
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... faith is the confidence of things hoped for , and the evidence of things not seen : " he has admitted our hopes within the vail , and our love to his own right hand ; and where our hearts are , there is our treasure . Our conversation ...
... faith is the confidence of things hoped for , and the evidence of things not seen : " he has admitted our hopes within the vail , and our love to his own right hand ; and where our hearts are , there is our treasure . Our conversation ...
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Page 245 - HEARKEN to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, And to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Page 97 - In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Page 231 - He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Page 143 - She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework: The virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought : They shall enter into the King's palace.
Page 279 - It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
Page 160 - The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
Page 155 - And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers : and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, " This is the way, walk ye in it," when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Page 183 - Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth...
Page 158 - He shall gather the lambs with His arm and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Page 132 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.