Sketches of the Life of the Late, Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D.D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church in NewportHudson and Goodwin, 1805 - 240 pages |
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... appeared , in early life , to have felt the power of divine truth , and to have imbibed the fentiments and fpirit of chriftianity . And fo deep were the impreffions made , by the power and fpirit of God , on his confcience , and on his ...
... appeared , in early life , to have felt the power of divine truth , and to have imbibed the fentiments and fpirit of chriftianity . And fo deep were the impreffions made , by the power and fpirit of God , on his confcience , and on his ...
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... appeared readily to enter into the spirit , and comprehend the meaning of paffages , which , to others were obfcure . And , though he did not neglect confulting expofitors and commentators , with whofe works he was well acquainted , his ...
... appeared readily to enter into the spirit , and comprehend the meaning of paffages , which , to others were obfcure . And , though he did not neglect confulting expofitors and commentators , with whofe works he was well acquainted , his ...
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... appeared to me , that he poffeffed a candor of mind which is rarely to be found . Men of the firft abilities and acquire- ments , like others , are apt to be tenacious of opinions they have once imbibed . Having form- ed them , as they ...
... appeared to me , that he poffeffed a candor of mind which is rarely to be found . Men of the firft abilities and acquire- ments , like others , are apt to be tenacious of opinions they have once imbibed . Having form- ed them , as they ...
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... appeared to be fo much the object of his fearch , that he discovered an unufual readiness to admit it , from whatever quarter it came ; and that even though he might find error in him- felf detected by it . Did we , all , fearch the ...
... appeared to be fo much the object of his fearch , that he discovered an unufual readiness to admit it , from whatever quarter it came ; and that even though he might find error in him- felf detected by it . Did we , all , fearch the ...
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... appeared defirous of enriching him- felf and laying up treasures on earth . As he poffeffed but a moderate portion of worldly fub- ftance , he never fought opportunities to enlarge it . Having but little , he was content with little ...
... appeared defirous of enriching him- felf and laying up treasures on earth . As he poffeffed but a moderate portion of worldly fub- ftance , he never fought opportunities to enlarge it . Having but little , he was content with little ...
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Page 176 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 212 - Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it. It is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but — he shall be saved out of it.
Page 173 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Page 169 - Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Page 176 - And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Page 80 - And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Page 212 - For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of Hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: but they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Page 226 - And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
Page 176 - And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Page 201 - We are of God : he that knoweth God heareth us ; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.