Lessons for young persons in humble life [by E. Frank].1842 |
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... manner , may excite and strengthen good resolutions in their minds , and contribute to their comfort and support , amidst the various sorrows , trials , and temptations , that await them in the world . No extracts are given from Watts's ...
... manner , may excite and strengthen good resolutions in their minds , and contribute to their comfort and support , amidst the various sorrows , trials , and temptations , that await them in the world . No extracts are given from Watts's ...
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... manner , to recommend industry and frugality ; honesty , sobriety , and contentment ; fidelity in service ; the religious observance of the sabbath ; and the study of the Holy Scriptures , as the great Rule of Life , The compiler trusts ...
... manner , to recommend industry and frugality ; honesty , sobriety , and contentment ; fidelity in service ; the religious observance of the sabbath ; and the study of the Holy Scriptures , as the great Rule of Life , The compiler trusts ...
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... manners . The fear of the Lord , that is wisdom ; and to depart from evil , is understanding . There is no peace to the wicked . A wise son maketh a glad father ; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother . How good and how ...
... manners . The fear of the Lord , that is wisdom ; and to depart from evil , is understanding . There is no peace to the wicked . A wise son maketh a glad father ; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother . How good and how ...
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... manner , to begin again . His children were all married , or dis- persed and he had nobody with him , on whose arm he could lean in going down the hill . He thought the wisest thing he could do , was to draw his little matters into as ...
... manner , to begin again . His children were all married , or dis- persed and he had nobody with him , on whose arm he could lean in going down the hill . He thought the wisest thing he could do , was to draw his little matters into as ...
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... manner of spending his time , was rather dif- ferent from what it used to be . He worked only a little , every morning , in his grounds ; or in his garden ; or in procuring fuel . The rest of his time he spent in reading , and in ...
... manner of spending his time , was rather dif- ferent from what it used to be . He worked only a little , every morning , in his grounds ; or in his garden ; or in procuring fuel . The rest of his time he spent in reading , and in ...
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Page 282 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks He shall attend, . And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 156 - And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren ; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit These things teach and exhort.
Page 172 - Friends," says he, and neighbours, "the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However let us hearken to good advice, and something...
Page 283 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For Thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Page 23 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 296 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Page 284 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 25 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 176 - What maintains one vice would bring up two children. You may think perhaps that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but remember, Many a little makes a mickle. Beware of little expenses : A small leak will sink a great ship...
Page 264 - Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.