The Sunday School Teacher's GuideThomas Knott, 1817 - 227 pages |
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... diffuse through a thousand chanels , the curses or the comforts of society , are voluntarily placed in our hands for the culture of their hearts and the formation of their manners ; they A 2 are in mass looking up to us for instruction ,
... diffuse through a thousand chanels , the curses or the comforts of society , are voluntarily placed in our hands for the culture of their hearts and the formation of their manners ; they A 2 are in mass looking up to us for instruction ,
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... heart , to prey upon the peace and the comforts of society . To the children of the poor , the sabbath seemed to suspend the toils of the body , only to afford them greater leisure for effecting the ruin of their souls . They claimed ...
... heart , to prey upon the peace and the comforts of society . To the children of the poor , the sabbath seemed to suspend the toils of the body , only to afford them greater leisure for effecting the ruin of their souls . They claimed ...
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John Angell James. His heart was In this state matters remained , till God in his great goodness raised up a man , whose me- mory innumerable multitudes will bless ; and to whose name , religion will assign a distin- guished rank in the ...
John Angell James. His heart was In this state matters remained , till God in his great goodness raised up a man , whose me- mory innumerable multitudes will bless ; and to whose name , religion will assign a distin- guished rank in the ...
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... heart of an individual present , by the name of Wil- liam Smith . To be deprived of the inspired volume by an inability to peruse it , appeared to him worse than for a man to be dying of the plague , through ignorance of the way ...
... heart of an individual present , by the name of Wil- liam Smith . To be deprived of the inspired volume by an inability to peruse it , appeared to him worse than for a man to be dying of the plague , through ignorance of the way ...
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... heart burning with the thirst of holy conquest , and an eye sparkling with most benevolent hope : - " We cannot conceal that the establish- ment of our Sunday School has given us favor in the eyes of many . It has certainly considerably ...
... heart burning with the thirst of holy conquest , and an eye sparkling with most benevolent hope : - " We cannot conceal that the establish- ment of our Sunday School has given us favor in the eyes of many . It has certainly considerably ...
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Page 61 - Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 127 - Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Page 219 - While we look not at the things which are seen and temporal, but at the things which are not seen and eternal...
Page 63 - shall call on the rocks and mountains to fall on them, and hide them from the face of Him that sitteth on the Throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb ; for the great day of His wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?
Page 25 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 47 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree : and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 5 - Sir, said the woman to whom I was speaking, could you take a view of this part of the town on a Sunday, you would be shocked indeed, for then the street is filled with multitudes of these wretches, who, released on that day from employment, spend their lime in noise aud riot, playing at chuck...
Page 11 - In those parishes, where this plan has been adopted, we are assured that the behaviour of the children is greatly civilized. The barbarous ignorance in which they had before lived, being in some degree dispelled, they begin to give proofs that those persons are mistaken, who consider the lower orders of mankind incapable of improvement, and therefore think an attempt to reclaim them impracticable, or at least not worth the trouble.
Page 5 - This conversation suggested to me, that it would be at least a harmless attempt, if it were productive of no good, should some little plan be formed to check this deplorable profanation of the Sabbath. I then...
Page 79 - Whose adorning let it not be that outward Adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, evcm the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of GOD of great price.