Theology: Explained and Defended, in a Series of Sermons, Volume 1S. Converse, 1825 |
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... blessing of God and his own ex- ertions . Nothing gave him higher pleasure than to encourage the heart of every youth so situated , to save him from despondence , and to open to him the road to property , to usefulness , and to honour ...
... blessing of God and his own ex- ertions . Nothing gave him higher pleasure than to encourage the heart of every youth so situated , to save him from despondence , and to open to him the road to property , to usefulness , and to honour ...
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... blessings of life eternal . " Let me exhort you , my young friends , now engaged in the ar- dent pursuit of worldly enjoyments , to believe , that you will one day see them in the very light in which they have been seen by me . The ...
... blessings of life eternal . " Let me exhort you , my young friends , now engaged in the ar- dent pursuit of worldly enjoyments , to believe , that you will one day see them in the very light in which they have been seen by me . The ...
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... blessing of God . His stu- dents will realize that we intend the discourse on Jeremiah viii . 20 : The harvest is past , the summer is ended , and we are not saved . In two instances , the delivery of it was obviously the commence- ment ...
... blessing of God . His stu- dents will realize that we intend the discourse on Jeremiah viii . 20 : The harvest is past , the summer is ended , and we are not saved . In two instances , the delivery of it was obviously the commence- ment ...
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... blessing in itself , but in the good which it enabled its possessor to do to himself , his family and others . He had a right " to eat and to drink , and to enjoy the good of his labour under the sun , " and to make adequate provision ...
... blessing in itself , but in the good which it enabled its possessor to do to himself , his family and others . He had a right " to eat and to drink , and to enjoy the good of his labour under the sun , " and to make adequate provision ...
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... blessings than his afflictions ; and felt that he had not deserved the least mercy . Nay , his very afflictions he viewed as among his greatest blessings . Death often invaded his peace . He lost a father in the prime of life and ...
... blessings than his afflictions ; and felt that he had not deserved the least mercy . Nay , his very afflictions he viewed as among his greatest blessings . Death often invaded his peace . He lost a father in the prime of life and ...
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Page 329 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good.
Page 467 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Page 520 - But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.
Page 467 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 213 - Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Page 173 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Page 512 - BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 525 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 525 - And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy ; Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Page 517 - I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying; I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last...