Remains of Rev. Joshua Wells Downing ...G. Lane & P.P. Sandford, 1842 - 329 pages |
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... Bible read . ' There are 6 He Am two things , ' he remarked to me one day , ' which have been very sweet to me . ' I asked what they were . replied , ' Secret prayer , and hearing you read from the Bible , especially the Psalms ; it ...
... Bible read . ' There are 6 He Am two things , ' he remarked to me one day , ' which have been very sweet to me . ' I asked what they were . replied , ' Secret prayer , and hearing you read from the Bible , especially the Psalms ; it ...
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... Bible we may trace many analogies from nature which will lead us to believe in this important doctrine . But nature is a mystery which the guiding hand of revelation alone can teach us to unravel . Nature's light , aside from that which ...
... Bible we may trace many analogies from nature which will lead us to believe in this important doctrine . But nature is a mystery which the guiding hand of revelation alone can teach us to unravel . Nature's light , aside from that which ...
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... Bible alone settles the question , and teaches us that when " the dust shall return to the earth as it was , the spirit shall return unto God who gave it . " It dis- perses every doubt by assuring us , that the impress of eternity is ...
... Bible alone settles the question , and teaches us that when " the dust shall return to the earth as it was , the spirit shall return unto God who gave it . " It dis- perses every doubt by assuring us , that the impress of eternity is ...
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... Bible , however , removes the veil from futurity , and bids us behold the resting - places of the saints , and the abodes of the lost . It clears up all mysteries , and harmonizes all the apparent discrepancies in the present state of ...
... Bible , however , removes the veil from futurity , and bids us behold the resting - places of the saints , and the abodes of the lost . It clears up all mysteries , and harmonizes all the apparent discrepancies in the present state of ...
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... Bible answers by saying , " If any man will be my disciple , let him deny . himself , and take up his cross , and follow me . " It enjoins holiness , without which no man shall see the Lord . " Have I complied with these conditions ...
... Bible answers by saying , " If any man will be my disciple , let him deny . himself , and take up his cross , and follow me . " It enjoins holiness , without which no man shall see the Lord . " Have I complied with these conditions ...
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Page 156 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 9 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Page 86 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Page 217 - If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Page 113 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Page 52 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have despised the poor.
Page 8 - But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Page 171 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 166 - As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Page 235 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.