The Persecuted Family: A Narrative of the Sufferings of the Presbyterians in the Reign of Charles IICrocker & Brewster, 1829 - 150 páginas |
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... Bruce , the head of that family whose lives we are briefly to record , was the youngest son of a very respectable gentleman in the upper district of Lanarkshire . In his boy- hood he gave such indications of superior talent , and love ...
... Bruce , the head of that family whose lives we are briefly to record , was the youngest son of a very respectable gentleman in the upper district of Lanarkshire . In his boy- hood he gave such indications of superior talent , and love ...
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... Bruce received a call from the inhabit- ants of S- ( a small village on the water of Ayr ) and its neighborhood , to be their minister . The call , as every minister of sincere heart would wish , was cordial and unanimous . The ...
... Bruce received a call from the inhabit- ants of S- ( a small village on the water of Ayr ) and its neighborhood , to be their minister . The call , as every minister of sincere heart would wish , was cordial and unanimous . The ...
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... Bruce's father . This marriage was the result of a long - nourished affection , founded on like tastes and like desires . As they had spent their childhood and youth near one another , they became early acquainted , and early attached ...
... Bruce's father . This marriage was the result of a long - nourished affection , founded on like tastes and like desires . As they had spent their childhood and youth near one another , they became early acquainted , and early attached ...
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... Bruce made the partner of his life . Her good report had reached the village before her , and she was received with joy . The meekness and innocence of her countenance was a passport into the hearts of all with whom she con- versed ...
... Bruce made the partner of his life . Her good report had reached the village before her , and she was received with joy . The meekness and innocence of her countenance was a passport into the hearts of all with whom she con- versed ...
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... Bruce spent much of his time in visiting from house to house ; a duty enjoined by the Bible , which the ministers of the seventeenth century seem to have recognized , or at least practised , better than those of the nineteenth ...
... Bruce spent much of his time in visiting from house to house ; a duty enjoined by the Bible , which the ministers of the seventeenth century seem to have recognized , or at least practised , better than those of the nineteenth ...
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Página 52 - A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More skilled to raise the wretched than to rise.
Página 120 - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Página 52 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, — Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Página 80 - Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill ; For thou art with me ; and thy rod And staff me comfort still.
Página 37 - There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Página 79 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Página 88 - The Lord giveth, and the Lord ' taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Página 75 - The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Página 66 - Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace. He stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart, And...
Página 79 - Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. Yet few remember them. They lived unknown Till persecution dragged them into fame And chased them up to heaven.