The Friendly Visitor, Volume 8William Carus Wilson 1858 |
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... night cometh when no man can work . " pa- Oh ! remember the Lord's rable of the barren fig - tree ; how patiently , three separate times , our Lord visited it ; but at the last the solemn order came , " Cut it down ; why cumbereth it ...
... night cometh when no man can work . " pa- Oh ! remember the Lord's rable of the barren fig - tree ; how patiently , three separate times , our Lord visited it ; but at the last the solemn order came , " Cut it down ; why cumbereth it ...
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... night in His tem- ple ! Faint not , Christian ! Soon will the last battle have been fought ; soon will the race be run , and thou shalt hear the voice of thy God saying unto thee , " Come up hither ; " and thou shalt join the company of ...
... night in His tem- ple ! Faint not , Christian ! Soon will the last battle have been fought ; soon will the race be run , and thou shalt hear the voice of thy God saying unto thee , " Come up hither ; " and thou shalt join the company of ...
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... had been in the habit | of stealing corn from his neigh- bour who was a Quaker . Every night he would go softly to the crib and fill his bag with the ears that the good old Quaker's toil had placed there . Every morning the old gentleman ...
... had been in the habit | of stealing corn from his neigh- bour who was a Quaker . Every night he would go softly to the crib and fill his bag with the ears that the good old Quaker's toil had placed there . Every morning the old gentleman ...
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... night , at once desire and dread the return of the morning . Morning came at last , and the Quaker looked out of the win- dow , and found he had " caught the man . " What was to be done ? Some would say " Go out and give him a good cow ...
... night , at once desire and dread the return of the morning . Morning came at last , and the Quaker looked out of the win- dow , and found he had " caught the man . " What was to be done ? Some would say " Go out and give him a good cow ...
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... night after night , make my garden - things come up the same , season after season , he can certainly take care of such a poor , simple thing as I am ; and so , you see , I leave it all to the Lord , and the Lord takes care of me ...
... night after night , make my garden - things come up the same , season after season , he can certainly take care of such a poor , simple thing as I am ; and so , you see , I leave it all to the Lord , and the Lord takes care of me ...
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Page 236 - Thou canst not toil in vain — Cold, heat, and moist, and dry Shall foster and mature the grain For garners in the sky. Thence, when the glorious end, The day of God is come, The angel-reapers shall descend, And heaven cry " Harvest home ! " James Montgomery, I77i,-1854, HOME.
Page 110 - God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to (give) the light of the knowledge (of His glory) in the face of (Jesus) Christ.
Page 101 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Page 138 - Seeing then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 140 - One by one thy griefs shall meet thee. Do not fear an armed band; One will fade as others greet thee; Shadows passing through the land.
Page 98 - For more than forty years,' was his remark to Sir James, — ' for more than forty years I have so ruled my life that when death came I might face it without fear.
Page 235 - Sow in the morn thy seed ; At eve hold not thy hand ; To doubt and fear give thou no heed; Broad-cast it o'er the land.
Page 186 - And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them ; then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said ; Peace be unto you.
Page 90 - The blessing of him that, was ready to perish came upon him ; and he caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 191 - Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men : we bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace and for the hope of glory.