Selections from the Letters and Other Papers of William Grover: Preceded by a Biographical Notice of His LifeT. Kite, 1831 - 99 pages |
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... cause of truth , were all fruits of faith in the means thus graciously afforded . " He was very exemplary in the fulfilment of his du- ty to his Maker , by a constant attendance of religious meetings , when of ability ; in which his ...
... cause of truth , were all fruits of faith in the means thus graciously afforded . " He was very exemplary in the fulfilment of his du- ty to his Maker , by a constant attendance of religious meetings , when of ability ; in which his ...
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... cause he so greatly valued and loved . This care was manifested in all his conduct ; and evidently so , in transacting the affairs of the church , in which his judgment was clear , and his language persuasive ; ten- ding much to ...
... cause he so greatly valued and loved . This care was manifested in all his conduct ; and evidently so , in transacting the affairs of the church , in which his judgment was clear , and his language persuasive ; ten- ding much to ...
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... cause thankfully to believe , that the protecting arm of kind Providence has been with me all my life long , from my youth up ; ' and , after a pause , added , ' It is my greatest desire that my sun , which now seems nearly set , may go ...
... cause thankfully to believe , that the protecting arm of kind Providence has been with me all my life long , from my youth up ; ' and , after a pause , added , ' It is my greatest desire that my sun , which now seems nearly set , may go ...
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... cause be whatsoever it may in the world . I think I see a great danger in Friends getting into easy circumstances : it renders them not so strong , and able to endure hardness as good soldiers . I believe all we have must be at the ...
... cause be whatsoever it may in the world . I think I see a great danger in Friends getting into easy circumstances : it renders them not so strong , and able to endure hardness as good soldiers . I believe all we have must be at the ...
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... cause . May we all , in our various allotments , endeavour to be more and more preserved in a state of watchful depen- dence upon Him : that so , whether at home or abroad , our experience of his goodness , mercy , and truth , may be ...
... cause . May we all , in our various allotments , endeavour to be more and more preserved in a state of watchful depen- dence upon Him : that so , whether at home or abroad , our experience of his goodness , mercy , and truth , may be ...
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Page 30 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Page 17 - Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.
Page 66 - Indeed, we cannot think ourselves worse than we really are ; yet some things which abate the comfort and alacrity of our Christian profession are rather impediments than properly sinful, and will not be imputed to us by him who knows our frame, and remembers that we are but dust. Thus, to have an infirm memory, to be subject to disordered, irregular, or low spirits, are faults of the constitution, in which the will has no share, though they are all burdensome and oppressive, and sometimes needlessly...
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