The Friendly Visitor, Volume 9William Carus Wilson 1859 |
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... be hinted . There are some dark shadows in human nature which we naturally shrink from penetrating , and I made no attempt to collect information of this kind ; but there was enough in the things which I could not avoid seeing and ...
... be hinted . There are some dark shadows in human nature which we naturally shrink from penetrating , and I made no attempt to collect information of this kind ; but there was enough in the things which I could not avoid seeing and ...
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Page 162 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Page 228 - And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Page 209 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Page 55 - ... hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth...
Page 15 - If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, From doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; And call the sabbath a delight, The holy of the Lord, honourable; And shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, Nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord...
Page 93 - ALMIGHTY and everlasting GOD, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve ; pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of JESUS CHRIST thy Son our Lord.
Page 184 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 110 - The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup : Thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Page 175 - They that turn many to righteousness, shall shine as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 70 - But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past, now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. 24 And they glorified God in me.