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... Bible .. On Sabbath Amusements ....... 11 A Tract for Soldiers . ..... A short Prayer on the Attributes of God ........ The Duke of Wellington's regard for the Bible . ............... . The Two Comforters 14 ...... Rest to the Weary ...
... Bible .. On Sabbath Amusements ....... 11 A Tract for Soldiers . ..... A short Prayer on the Attributes of God ........ The Duke of Wellington's regard for the Bible . ............... . The Two Comforters 14 ...... Rest to the Weary ...
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... BIBLE . ST . MARK viii . 1-13 . S. B. MY DEAR FAMILY , - We live in a wilderness . The world is in one sense barren : it is barren of good . We look in vain for any thing in it , or belonging to it , that shall nourish us to eternal ...
... BIBLE . ST . MARK viii . 1-13 . S. B. MY DEAR FAMILY , - We live in a wilderness . The world is in one sense barren : it is barren of good . We look in vain for any thing in it , or belonging to it , that shall nourish us to eternal ...
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... Bible employs , and which none can understand better than you , when man- kind are represented as an army lying slumbering on the field of battle , and the Gospel clarion sounds in their ears , calling them to march : " It is high time ...
... Bible employs , and which none can understand better than you , when man- kind are represented as an army lying slumbering on the field of battle , and the Gospel clarion sounds in their ears , calling them to march : " It is high time ...
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... Bible verse , which a soldier will best under- stand , " If the trumpet give forth an uncertain sound , who will prepare himself for the battle ? " I cannot sound the trumpet of warning so as to give forth a doubt- ful sound ; so as to ...
... Bible verse , which a soldier will best under- stand , " If the trumpet give forth an uncertain sound , who will prepare himself for the battle ? " I cannot sound the trumpet of warning so as to give forth a doubt- ful sound ; so as to ...
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... BIBLE . DEAR MR . EDITOR , -A few days ago , in conversation with a friend , I was much pleased to hear from him an anecdote of the Duke of Wellingtom , when Colonel Wellesley . A young officer speaking somewhat lightly of the Bible ...
... BIBLE . DEAR MR . EDITOR , -A few days ago , in conversation with a friend , I was much pleased to hear from him an anecdote of the Duke of Wellingtom , when Colonel Wellesley . A young officer speaking somewhat lightly of the Bible ...
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Page 62 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Page 69 - Praise the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all his benefits...
Page 84 - Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 209 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 64 - Always taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom, as Poor Richard says; and then, When the well is dry, they know the worth of water. But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing...
Page 60 - Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
Page 63 - 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 what Poor Richard says: Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again, Who Dainties love, shall Beggars prove; and moreover, Fools make Feasts, and wise Men eat them.
Page 299 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Page 70 - The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Page 65 - Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give Advice, but we cannot give Conduct...