The Pious Mother; Or, Evidences for HeavenW.S. & H. Spear, 1811 - 39 pages |
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... earth a little less cheerless solitude . O therefore , my dear children , with Mary choose the better part , which cannot be taken away from you ! Lay hold upon eternal life ! " The violent take it by force . " Strive to make your ...
... earth a little less cheerless solitude . O therefore , my dear children , with Mary choose the better part , which cannot be taken away from you ! Lay hold upon eternal life ! " The violent take it by force . " Strive to make your ...
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... earth too - God's blessed Spirit wit- messing with my spirit , that I am his child by grace and adoption , and that when I have ended my war- fare here in this valley of tears , and God hath no more for me to do or suffer , I shall only ...
... earth too - God's blessed Spirit wit- messing with my spirit , that I am his child by grace and adoption , and that when I have ended my war- fare here in this valley of tears , and God hath no more for me to do or suffer , I shall only ...
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... earth will not easily parallel . But it was just in God to deny me those favours , which I was careless in keeping , and undervalued in enjoying . Now though God conveyed some comfort by these lower things , yet whatever I received from ...
... earth will not easily parallel . But it was just in God to deny me those favours , which I was careless in keeping , and undervalued in enjoying . Now though God conveyed some comfort by these lower things , yet whatever I received from ...
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... earth , who is able , with a word , to cast all the creatures in the world into Hell . Oh ! how great is his patience against the vast , heinous , and numberless provocations of his own most indebted creatures ; who , as so many ...
... earth , who is able , with a word , to cast all the creatures in the world into Hell . Oh ! how great is his patience against the vast , heinous , and numberless provocations of his own most indebted creatures ; who , as so many ...
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... of joy and com- fort , because the perfections of God are magnified by my afflictions . For it were better that Heaven and earth should be utterly destroyed , than that the glory Improvement from Afflictions . 25 of God , who is.
... of joy and com- fort , because the perfections of God are magnified by my afflictions . For it were better that Heaven and earth should be utterly destroyed , than that the glory Improvement from Afflictions . 25 of God , who is.
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ANATOMY OF SINCERITY bear my afflictions behold better blessed forever blood brethren cast cause to murmur chasten comfortably conclude commandments corrupt creature cross David says dear death delight doth dwelleth earnestly earth earthly Egypt ence endeavour enjoy esteemed eter eternal everlasting EVIDENCES FOR HEAVEN evil excellent faith favour fear flictions Forgiveness of Injuries friendship furnace glorious glory God's Holy Spirit grace gracious grieved grievous grounds happiness hate hath given hath taken Hatred Head's Prefatory heavenly hope Improvement from Afflictions inheritance iniquity Ireland ister Jesus Christ judgment keep kingdom of Heaven knoweth learned comfortable live Lord Jesus Christ loveth mercy ness never fading crown obedience patience peace perfect law provocations receive repentance reward righteousness sacraments salvation Satan Saviour say with David shew sorrow strive suffer sweet tabernacle thee THOMASEN HEAD thou truth unfeignedly desire unto word worldly
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Page 34 - By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season : esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt ; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
Page 12 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ...
Page 23 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 18 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 29 - Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still : therefore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
Page 36 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Page 23 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Page 19 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Page 34 - Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Page 20 - Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.