Crook in the lot; or, The sovereignty and wisdom of God displayed in the afflictions of men, sermons1885 |
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Page 125 - These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Page 115 - The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide, neither will He keep His anger for ever.
Page 30 - He delighteth not in the strength of the horse : he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Page 39 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Page 131 - I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 112 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them. He will keep the feet of his saints, And the wicked shall be silent in darkness ; For by strength shall no man prevail.
Page 113 - And let us not be weary in well-doing ; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Page 51 - He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Page 116 - For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
Page 45 - Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not, as though they were.