Doing Good; Or, The Christian in Walks of UsefulnessT. Nelson and Sons, 1858 - 444 pages |
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... rest instead of toil , glory instead of shame , unbroken fellowship instead of occasional communion , full vision of Jesus instead of a glimpse of glory in an ecstasy , would have been his . It was not fear of death , nor love of life ...
... rest instead of toil , glory instead of shame , unbroken fellowship instead of occasional communion , full vision of Jesus instead of a glimpse of glory in an ecstasy , would have been his . It was not fear of death , nor love of life ...
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... rest upon me . Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities , in reproaches , in persecutions , in distresses for Christ's sake ; for when I am weak then am I strong . " It was by grace that they abounded in their usefulness . It qualified ...
... rest upon me . Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities , in reproaches , in persecutions , in distresses for Christ's sake ; for when I am weak then am I strong . " It was by grace that they abounded in their usefulness . It qualified ...
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... rest from the sorrows that greet us , - Rest from all petty vexations that meet us , - Rest from sin - promptings , that ever entreat us , - Rest from world - sirens that lure us to ill . Work , and pure slumbers shall wait on thy ...
... rest from the sorrows that greet us , - Rest from all petty vexations that meet us , - Rest from sin - promptings , that ever entreat us , - Rest from world - sirens that lure us to ill . Work , and pure slumbers shall wait on thy ...
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... rest , for meals and sleep , for domestic and social fellowship . These intervals , brightened by refreshment and happy intercourse , make the labour lighter and life more sweet . They oil the wheels of life and make them move more ...
... rest , for meals and sleep , for domestic and social fellowship . These intervals , brightened by refreshment and happy intercourse , make the labour lighter and life more sweet . They oil the wheels of life and make them move more ...
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... rest in Jesus . His distress for sin was so great " that he frequently left his work to retire and pray ; and as he rode to and from a neighbouring town , where he was employed in business , he often felt con- strained to stop and go ...
... rest in Jesus . His distress for sin was so great " that he frequently left his work to retire and pray ; and as he rode to and from a neighbouring town , where he was employed in business , he often felt con- strained to stop and go ...
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Page 138 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 108 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 133 - And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites : for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God ; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Page 335 - Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Page 108 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart ; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men...
Page 19 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered he threatened not ; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Page 337 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 300 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
Page 398 - Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Page 95 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.