The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate1833 |
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... hope that much light might be elicited in the course of the investigation . I will mention two remarkable in stances as corroborative of the position above assumed . Mr. A. B. , who never made any profession of religion , has eight ...
... hope that much light might be elicited in the course of the investigation . I will mention two remarkable in stances as corroborative of the position above assumed . Mr. A. B. , who never made any profession of religion , has eight ...
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... hope for God's Spirit . He begets men by the word of truth ; therefore be swift to hear . There were many , in the Apostles ' days , who received the Spirit in the hearing of the word of faith . You can withdraw your foot from the place ...
... hope for God's Spirit . He begets men by the word of truth ; therefore be swift to hear . There were many , in the Apostles ' days , who received the Spirit in the hearing of the word of faith . You can withdraw your foot from the place ...
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... hope ; and hope is strikingly a missionary virtue , Faith is an anchor to the soul : it renders it steady amidst the waves and the blast ; but hope adds to it wings , and enables the missionary to aspire far above the region of doubts ...
... hope ; and hope is strikingly a missionary virtue , Faith is an anchor to the soul : it renders it steady amidst the waves and the blast ; but hope adds to it wings , and enables the missionary to aspire far above the region of doubts ...
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... hope through the power of the Holy Ghost , ' he must exercise great caution in receiving those who profess to believe the Gospel . He ought to subject them to a close and careful examination , and to extend the period of their probation ...
... hope through the power of the Holy Ghost , ' he must exercise great caution in receiving those who profess to believe the Gospel . He ought to subject them to a close and careful examination , and to extend the period of their probation ...
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... hope of deliverance , lost to all human sympathy , mourned as dead by our kindred ; in this invaluable Book we found the herald of hope , the balm of consolation , the dispenser of peace , the soother of our sorrows , and a pilot to the ...
... hope of deliverance , lost to all human sympathy , mourned as dead by our kindred ; in this invaluable Book we found the herald of hope , the balm of consolation , the dispenser of peace , the soother of our sorrows , and a pilot to the ...
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Page 32 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 527 - And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Page 412 - Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
Page 657 - And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, "I have offended ; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear.
Page 80 - Behold, here I am ; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed ; whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 579 - God, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality ; therefore, to promote their happiness, and to secure the good order and preservation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require...
Page 204 - And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night : and they rose up in the morning : and he said, Send me away unto my master.
Page 342 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Page 529 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 579 - IT is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great creator and preserver of the universe.