The Messenger and Missionary Record of the Presbyterian Church in EnglandJames Nisbet & Company, 1872 |
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cold things of little faith . But think of them as they rise to heaven , as they meet with the " prayers of all saints , " as they receive the incense of Christ's merits , as they pass in that strength into the presence of God , as they ...
cold things of little faith . But think of them as they rise to heaven , as they meet with the " prayers of all saints , " as they receive the incense of Christ's merits , as they pass in that strength into the presence of God , as they ...
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... heaven - built walls And pearly gates behold ? Thy bulwarks with salvation strong , And streets of shining gold . " There is a fair country spoken of , through which flows the river of life , with trees amaranthine on its banks- " There ...
... heaven - built walls And pearly gates behold ? Thy bulwarks with salvation strong , And streets of shining gold . " There is a fair country spoken of , through which flows the river of life , with trees amaranthine on its banks- " There ...
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... heaven in its clearness - not that prosaic clearness that classifies and labels truths like specimens in a museum ... heavens . It were worth more labour than the most studious of us bestow if we could bring God's great thoughts home to ...
... heaven in its clearness - not that prosaic clearness that classifies and labels truths like specimens in a museum ... heavens . It were worth more labour than the most studious of us bestow if we could bring God's great thoughts home to ...
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... Heaven to nien , Emmanuel born in Bethlehem ! Yet sad and stained thine earth to - day ; O Saviour , bid the bloodshed cease , Come in the fulness of thy love , Come as the Prince of Peace ! NOTICES OF BOOKS . E. M. MURRAY . Notes of ...
... Heaven to nien , Emmanuel born in Bethlehem ! Yet sad and stained thine earth to - day ; O Saviour , bid the bloodshed cease , Come in the fulness of thy love , Come as the Prince of Peace ! NOTICES OF BOOKS . E. M. MURRAY . Notes of ...
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... Heaven , and pour us out a blessing , until there shall not be room enough to receive it . So shall our beloved Zion awake , and put on her strength ; she shall arise , and shake herself from the dust , and put on the garments of her ...
... Heaven , and pour us out a blessing , until there shall not be room enough to receive it . So shall our beloved Zion awake , and put on her strength ; she shall arise , and shake herself from the dust , and put on the garments of her ...
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Page 277 - Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day. For what are men better than sheep or goats That nourish a blind life within the brain, If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer Both for themselves and those who call them friend? For so the whole round earth is every way Bound by gold chains about the feet of God.
Page 235 - He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Page 35 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart : and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Page 268 - shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession ; " when " the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Page 181 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God which He hath purchased with His own blood.
Page 163 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Page 122 - For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ ; which is far better ; nevertheless to abide, in the flesh is more needful for you.
Page 164 - God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 35 - Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 181 - For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.