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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... hath brought peace and happiness in all our borders . These tales , therefore , should be read by all . They will instruct the young and igno- rant ; and he whose years are more mature , is to be pitied , if he can rise from their peru ...
... hath brought peace and happiness in all our borders . These tales , therefore , should be read by all . They will instruct the young and igno- rant ; and he whose years are more mature , is to be pitied , if he can rise from their peru ...
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... hath waxed cold . Because God re- quires less hard service of us than he did of our fore- fathers , we seem to grudge the performance of it . To rekindle the dying embers of zeal , and warm the heart of coldness , we know nothing better ...
... hath waxed cold . Because God re- quires less hard service of us than he did of our fore- fathers , we seem to grudge the performance of it . To rekindle the dying embers of zeal , and warm the heart of coldness , we know nothing better ...
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... hath blessed . The rose of health bloomed on their cheeks , and the sacred spirit of religion looked already from their eyes . Religion ! thou art happiness . Thou infusest the calm of heaven into the bosom of man , and pours into his ...
... hath blessed . The rose of health bloomed on their cheeks , and the sacred spirit of religion looked already from their eyes . Religion ! thou art happiness . Thou infusest the calm of heaven into the bosom of man , and pours into his ...
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... hath nature no where : and , in the retirement of the secluded = manse , she looked like one of those flowers which the traveller may sometimes meet in the desert so lovely , that he cannot feel in his heart to pull it , and yet knows ...
... hath nature no where : and , in the retirement of the secluded = manse , she looked like one of those flowers which the traveller may sometimes meet in the desert so lovely , that he cannot feel in his heart to pull it , and yet knows ...
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... hath all power in heaven and in earth , ' Whatsoever ye ask in my name , you shall receive it . ' " " Happy are all those who trust in God , " said Mr. Bruce , taking up the conversation , while he threw a glance of unspeakable ...
... hath all power in heaven and in earth , ' Whatsoever ye ask in my name , you shall receive it . ' " " Happy are all those who trust in God , " said Mr. Bruce , taking up the conversation , while he threw a glance of unspeakable ...
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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.