The Posthumous Works of the Late Right Reverend John Henry Hobart ...: With a Memoir of His Life, 1. köideSwords, Stanford, 1833 |
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... object too near for the strong lights and bold relief in which he appeared to the world at large . There he was viewed in the practical wisdom collected from all his experience , in the efforts of an acute and power- ful mind ...
... object too near for the strong lights and bold relief in which he appeared to the world at large . There he was viewed in the practical wisdom collected from all his experience , in the efforts of an acute and power- ful mind ...
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... object of his attention ; " it ought to be the most so of any thing that can engage our thoughts . • What will it profit a man , if he should gain the whole world , and lose his own soul ? ' Indeed , when we think that our bodies will ...
... object of his attention ; " it ought to be the most so of any thing that can engage our thoughts . • What will it profit a man , if he should gain the whole world , and lose his own soul ? ' Indeed , when we think that our bodies will ...
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... objects of all her exertions , and these now de- mand from them every attention which it is in their power to render . Uncertain how long she might be with us , I could not think of leaving her . She and all my other relations , however ...
... objects of all her exertions , and these now de- mand from them every attention which it is in their power to render . Uncertain how long she might be with us , I could not think of leaving her . She and all my other relations , however ...
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... objects with me , for I consider that the duties of a professional life , and the cares of the world , will not allow me as favourable an opportunity for im- provement as I now enjoy : I am therefore disposed to decline coming forward ...
... objects with me , for I consider that the duties of a professional life , and the cares of the world , will not allow me as favourable an opportunity for im- provement as I now enjoy : I am therefore disposed to decline coming forward ...
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... object was formed to enchant the senses and delight the heart . I have thus formed for this place an attachment , for which an indiffer- ent person would probably be at a loss to account . I find that , until I am much changed , I can ...
... object was formed to enchant the senses and delight the heart . I have thus formed for this place an attachment , for which an indiffer- ent person would probably be at a loss to account . I find that , until I am much changed , I can ...
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Page 214 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 109 - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Page 107 - O GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee ; Mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 214 - My Children, — It is true, as you say, that the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST is intended for Indians as well as white people. For the great Father of all hath made of one blood all the nations of the earth...
Page 58 - Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i...
Page 177 - ... that it may please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom ; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 87 - God's good will towards us, by the which He doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken but also strengthen and confirm our faith in Him. [There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.
Page 135 - the offering of Christ, once made, is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world, both original and actual ; and there is none other satisfaction for sin but that alone...
Page 58 - And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers and lets grow lier wings, That, in the various bustle of resort, 380. Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i...
Page 208 - Church has resumed the labours, which for a long period before the revolutionary war, the Society in England, for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, directed to the religious instruction of the Indian tribes. Those labours were not wholly unsuccessful ; for on my recent visit to the Oneidas I saw an aged Mohawk, who firm in the faith of the Gospel, and adorning his profession by an exemplary life, is indebted, under the Divine blessing, for his Christian principles and hopes, to the missionaries...