A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
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... heart , the principal of all animal life and action , called , by some , the Sun of the little world , being that where the vital flame is constantly kept up ; how carefully is it deposited in the centre of the trunk of the body ...
... heart , the principal of all animal life and action , called , by some , the Sun of the little world , being that where the vital flame is constantly kept up ; how carefully is it deposited in the centre of the trunk of the body ...
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... heart , Psalm xcvii . 11. in the spring- time of grace , in the field of the everlasting gospel , by the good Husbandman , " the Fa- ❝ther of mercies and the God of all com- " fort , " 2 Cor . i . 3 . 66 Some of the inclosures into ...
... heart , Psalm xcvii . 11. in the spring- time of grace , in the field of the everlasting gospel , by the good Husbandman , " the Fa- ❝ther of mercies and the God of all com- " fort , " 2 Cor . i . 3 . 66 Some of the inclosures into ...
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... heart and wanton cruelty , may give up the innocent bird to the will of its enemy ; but will the compassionate Jesus ever give up to vengeance the soul who hath fled to him for refuge ? No : for he hath said , " Him that " cometh to me ...
... heart and wanton cruelty , may give up the innocent bird to the will of its enemy ; but will the compassionate Jesus ever give up to vengeance the soul who hath fled to him for refuge ? No : for he hath said , " Him that " cometh to me ...
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... heart of sin- ners , the mists which Satan raised there quickly evanish , and all the soul becometh clear and serene . The joy which the be- liever experienceth in such a season , who hath been long under the hidings of God's ...
... heart of sin- ners , the mists which Satan raised there quickly evanish , and all the soul becometh clear and serene . The joy which the be- liever experienceth in such a season , who hath been long under the hidings of God's ...
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... heart of a sinner , Satan , who is compared to a roaring lion , that goeth about continually , seeking whom he may devour , 1 Pet . v . 8. ( and greatly doeth so in the sad night of deser- tion ) is compelled by his cheering beams , to ...
... heart of a sinner , Satan , who is compared to a roaring lion , that goeth about continually , seeking whom he may devour , 1 Pet . v . 8. ( and greatly doeth so in the sad night of deser- tion ) is compelled by his cheering beams , to ...
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Page 149 - For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; though my reins be consumed within me.
Page 97 - When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart.
Page 307 - Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, And shut thy doors about thee: Hide thyself as it were for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : The earth also shall disclose her blood, And shall no more cover her slain.
Page 306 - Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Page 244 - Passing through the street near her corner ; And he went the way to her house, In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night...
Page 268 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 131 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Page 179 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 245 - He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ; till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Page 299 - How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.