Quiet HoursJames Nisbet & Company, 1857 - 360 pages |
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abide Absalom absolute philosophy affections AIDS TO THOUGHT Almighty angels babes balm become believe blessed body Book of Psalms bosom bread breath child Christ Jesus Christian Church Communion of Saints corruption creation creatures Cross crucified crucifixion darkness dead death devil disciples Divine Nature earth Egypt Eternal Father evil eyes faith fallen Father of spirits flesh fulness glorious glory God the Father God's Gospel hath heart Heaven heavenly Hell hidden Holy Ghost human humble Humiliation immortal Israel Japheth JEHOVAH Jesus Christ King kingdom kingdom of Heaven Lamb light living Lord's lost man's mankind meek mighty mystery never Pharaoh Pharisees praise Presence Psalms redeemed regenerate revealed righteous seed sinners sins Son of God sorrow soul stones substance sweet tender thee thine things throne thy diseases true Truth universe unto whole wine wisdom wonderful words worldly youth
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Page 189 - Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is to bring Christ down from above ;) Or, who shall descend into the deep ? (that is to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart ; that is, the word of faith which we preach...
Page 76 - And he shall be for a sanctuary ; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Page 302 - In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an Angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Page 20 - For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church.
Page 2 - I will extol Thee, my God, O King ; And I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless Thee ; And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.
Page 161 - Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.
Page 98 - But we were gentle- among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children : so being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
Page 250 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle: and herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth...
Page 24 - And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 246 - And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.