The Portraiture of a Christian GentlemanT. and J. Swords, 1831 - 170 pages |
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Page 153 - O come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Page 127 - And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Page 153 - Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart : and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.
Page 55 - And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Page 36 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness ; he is proud, knowing nothing...
Page 146 - ... which is now our Sunday, they should cease from all weekly and work-day labour, to the intent that like as God himself wrought six days, and rested the seventh, and blessed and sanctified it, and consecrated it to quietness and rest from labour ; even so God's obedient people should use the Sunday holily, and rest from their common and daily business, and also give themselves wholly to heavenly exercises of God's true religion and service.
Page 129 - See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days: abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Page 158 - And all the Angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped GOD, saying, Amen : Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our GOD for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 152 - When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Page 153 - Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God: and a great King above all gods.