Memoir of the Rev. Henry Martyn ...Samuel T. Armstrong, and Crocker & Brewster, no. 50, Cornhill, 1820 - 490 pages |
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... night after , I began to pray from a precomposed form , in which I thanked God , in general , for having sent Christ into the world . But though I prayed for pardon , I had little sense of my own sinfulness : neverthe- less I began to ...
... night after , I began to pray from a precomposed form , in which I thanked God , in general , for having sent Christ into the world . But though I prayed for pardon , I had little sense of my own sinfulness : neverthe- less I began to ...
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... night , the howling of the wind in the chasms of the rocks , the violence of the rain , and the sullen silence of the guide , who was sometimes so far back that I could hardly see him , all con- spired to make the whole appear a dream ...
... night , the howling of the wind in the chasms of the rocks , the violence of the rain , and the sullen silence of the guide , who was sometimes so far back that I could hardly see him , all con- spired to make the whole appear a dream ...
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... night , at the prospect of being stripped of every earthly comfort ; but who is it that maketh my comforts to be a source of enjoyment ? Cannot the same make cold and hunger and nakedness and peril to be a train of ministering angels ...
... night , at the prospect of being stripped of every earthly comfort ; but who is it that maketh my comforts to be a source of enjoyment ? Cannot the same make cold and hunger and nakedness and peril to be a train of ministering angels ...
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... night and day , making mention of you in my prayers , I desire of God to give you to see the depth of pride and iniquity in your heart , yet not to be discouraged at the sight of it ; that you may perceive yourself deserving to be cast ...
... night and day , making mention of you in my prayers , I desire of God to give you to see the depth of pride and iniquity in your heart , yet not to be discouraged at the sight of it ; that you may perceive yourself deserving to be cast ...
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... night at the thoughts of my departure . I thought of the roaring seas which would soon be rolling between me and all that is dear to me upon earth . " 9 June 23 .- " The grief of the Misses ** at the departure of their brother for India ...
... night at the thoughts of my departure . I thought of the roaring seas which would soon be rolling between me and all that is dear to me upon earth . " 9 June 23 .- " The grief of the Misses ** at the departure of their brother for India ...
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Page 115 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 283 - And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night : for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Page 126 - For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Page 75 - A good name is more fragrant than rich perfume, and the day of death is better than the day of one's birth.
Page 106 - Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee : for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
Page 127 - Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
Page 437 - Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man : thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Page 160 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 50 - Scripture ; that warrants us sufficiently, for it informs us that it is ' God that worketh in us, both to will and to do, of his good pleasure...
Page 82 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.