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... soul which must have been the consequence of seeing him depart without any well - grounded hope of eternal life . The earliest notice which Augustine gives of his mother proves the sincerity of her faith . While yet a boy , he was ...
... soul which must have been the consequence of seeing him depart without any well - grounded hope of eternal life . The earliest notice which Augustine gives of his mother proves the sincerity of her faith . While yet a boy , he was ...
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... soul . He earnestly entreated his mother to procure for him admittance into the church by baptism , which had not been administered to him in infancy , partly , perhaps , on account of the paganism of his father , but principally from a ...
... soul . He earnestly entreated his mother to procure for him admittance into the church by baptism , which had not been administered to him in infancy , partly , perhaps , on account of the paganism of his father , but principally from a ...
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... soul . At the same time , he prosecuted his studies , with the intention of ultimately practising the legal pro- fession ; and in the course of his reading he procured a copy of the Hortensius of Cicero , a treatise now lost , which ...
... soul . At the same time , he prosecuted his studies , with the intention of ultimately practising the legal pro- fession ; and in the course of his reading he procured a copy of the Hortensius of Cicero , a treatise now lost , which ...
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... she attended the ser- vice of the church , finding " the courts of the Lord's house " the only place where she received consolation amidst the sorrow which well nigh overwhelmed her soul ; 16 MONICA , MOTHER OF AUGUSTINE .
... she attended the ser- vice of the church , finding " the courts of the Lord's house " the only place where she received consolation amidst the sorrow which well nigh overwhelmed her soul ; 16 MONICA , MOTHER OF AUGUSTINE .
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James A. Huie. amidst the sorrow which well nigh overwhelmed her soul ; and in the sanctuary the chief object of her sup- plications was her erring and disobedient but still beloved child . Fortunately for her peace , she knew not that ...
James A. Huie. amidst the sorrow which well nigh overwhelmed her soul ; and in the sanctuary the chief object of her sup- plications was her erring and disobedient but still beloved child . Fortunately for her peace , she knew not that ...
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Page 18 - and the words were these :—" Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying; but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 333 - would have permitted the application by her of my text, ' God's grace, which was bestowed upon me, was not in vain ; but I laboured more abundantly than they all;' and if now permitted to address them, she would add,
Page 43 - dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth : with most lowly hearts we beseech thee, vouchsafe with favourable regard to behold our most gracious sovereigns, the king and queen's majesties, and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may alway incline to thy will and walk in thy way:
Page 31 - then were our common creed false, which saith, that he sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty, and from thence shall come to judge the quick and the dead. Lo ! this is the heresy that I hold, and for it must suffer
Page 107 - My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Page 162 - that would have kept thee here, And stay'd thy progress to the seats of bliss. No more confined to grovelling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay ; Now should we rather hail thy glorious flight, And track thy journey to the realms of day.
Page 221 - Lord, the good pleasure of thy goodness, and the work of faith with power. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. Let it be sanctified and accepted through the peace-speaking blood and the purifying Spirit of the Lord Jesus, and made meet to enjoy him for ever and ever.
Page 130 - Oh ! if I did steadfastly believe, I could not be dejected. For I will not injure myself to say, I offer my mind any inferior consolation to supply this loss. No, I most willingly forsake this world, this vexatious, troublesome world, in which I have no other business than to rid my soul from sin,
Page 66 - Teach me, O Lord, so to number my days, that I may apply my heart unto wisdom.' Seek God while he may be found, call upon him
Page 279 - thoughts stretch forward to the end of this pilgrimage, and they rejoice in the view of the mansions prepared for them in their Father's house, the crown of that rejoicing is this, ' We got not the land in possession by our own strength, neither did our own arm save us; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto us.