The Widow Directed to the Widow's GodD. Appleton and Company 200, Broadway., 1841 - 260 pages |
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afflicted amidst behold bereaved blessed called cast child children of men CHILION CHRIST christian CHRISTOPHER LOVE circumstances comfort confidence consolation dark dead dead man carried dear death deep desolate divine divine grace dwell earth earthly ELIJAH eternal faith Father fatherless fear feel friends give glory God's grace grave grief hand happy hath heart heaven heavenly holy hope husband Jehovah JESUS Judea labour LADY POWERSCOURT lative ligion living look Lord loss mercy mind minister mites Moab mother mourn Nain ness never Open your hearts ORPAH perhaps piety pious poor widow prayed prayer precious present promise prophet Psalm recollection rejoice religion salvation Sarepta Saviour scene seemed simple trust sins sorrow soul spirit submission suffered sustain sympathy tears tender thee things thou shalt thought tion trials unto voice weep widowhood wife wisdom woman word Zarephath
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Page 68 - And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not; I am the first and the last. I am he that liveth and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Page 181 - Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow ; and much people of the city was with her.
Page 176 - And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: for all they did cast in of their abundance ; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her...
Page 88 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, "It is my people:" and they shall say, "The Lord is my God.
Page 193 - And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Page 85 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 83 - My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD ; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Page 129 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 146 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
Page 233 - I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up : while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.