Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Late Rev. Cornelius WinterSamuel Whiting & Company at their theological and classical book-store; no. 118 Pearlstreet. J. Seymour, printer., 1811 - Clergy - 371 pages |
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... blessing , appear not to have been preturnatural , but were made under no greater advantages than our ○ wn ; whose progress was not less owing to the stroke PREFACE . V of the oar , than the favourableness vi PREFACE .
... blessing , appear not to have been preturnatural , but were made under no greater advantages than our ○ wn ; whose progress was not less owing to the stroke PREFACE . V of the oar , than the favourableness vi PREFACE .
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... blessed be God I may be , a debtor , to the blood of Jesus . I never did any thing inconsistent with the strict rule of mo- rality without feeling the smart of conscience . An innocent forgetfulness became the inlet of a sad temptation ...
... blessed be God I may be , a debtor , to the blood of Jesus . I never did any thing inconsistent with the strict rule of mo- rality without feeling the smart of conscience . An innocent forgetfulness became the inlet of a sad temptation ...
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... bless God I was not suffered to precipitate myself into ruin , but was enabled patiently to endure ; and as I sub- scribe to his wisdom in permitting events thus to occur , I have to recollect with gratitude his kind- ness towards me ...
... bless God I was not suffered to precipitate myself into ruin , but was enabled patiently to endure ; and as I sub- scribe to his wisdom in permitting events thus to occur , I have to recollect with gratitude his kind- ness towards me ...
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... blessed Redeemer , he was drawing it from remiss- ness of duty in a living character ; but she felt it so sensibly as to be greatly distressed by it , until he relieved her mind by his usually amiable deport- ment . The next day , being ...
... blessed Redeemer , he was drawing it from remiss- ness of duty in a living character ; but she felt it so sensibly as to be greatly distressed by it , until he relieved her mind by his usually amiable deport- ment . The next day , being ...
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... blessing of faith on earth and glory in heaven . Mr. Whitefield adopted the custom of the inhabitants of New England in their best days , of beginning the Sabbath at six o'clock on Satur- day evenings . The custom could not be obser ...
... blessing of faith on earth and glory in heaven . Mr. Whitefield adopted the custom of the inhabitants of New England in their best days , of beginning the Sabbath at six o'clock on Satur- day evenings . The custom could not be obser ...
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affection affectionately affliction appear attended Bishop of London blessing Bristol character Christ christian church comfort congregation connexion considered continued conversation Cornelius Winter dear friend dear sir death desire divine divine grace duty endeavour engaged esteem exercise faith favour fear feel frequently Georgia give glory Gloucestershire gospel grace Gravesend Habersham happy hear heard heart heaven holy holy orders honour hope humble indulge Jesus kind knew labour letter live Lord Lord's Lord's supper Marlborough ment mercy mind minister ministry morning negroes neral never occasion ordination pain Painswick person pleasure poor pray prayer preached preacher present Providence pulpit racter received religion remark rendered retirement rience Rodborough Sabbath Savannah Saviour Scriptures sermon Sir Charles Middleton soon soul spirit supposed Tabernacle things thought tion unto Whitefield wish word write young
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Page 257 - Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no ^ flesh while the world standeth, * lest I make my brother to offend.
Page 293 - They take the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave.
Page 307 - Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears; They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins, and doubts, and fears.
Page 248 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me : because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 224 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious, mainly, that the flock he feeds May 'feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Page 302 - For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Page 36 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Page 294 - Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 331 - Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ : that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel...
Page 234 - 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...