A friendly visit to the house of mourning [by R. Cecil].1791 |
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... Objects intimately connected with it , and viewed with peculiar advantage from it . OUR GOD is the firft ; with whom we feldom form any clofe acquaintance till we meet him in trouble . - He commands filence Eccl . vii . 4 . now , now ...
... Objects intimately connected with it , and viewed with peculiar advantage from it . OUR GOD is the firft ; with whom we feldom form any clofe acquaintance till we meet him in trouble . - He commands filence Eccl . vii . 4 . now , now ...
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Richard Cecil. now , that He may be heard ; and removes intervening objects , that He may be seen . -A Sovereign DISPOSER appears , who , as Lord of all , hath only refumed what he lent ; -whofe will is the law of his creatures ; and who ...
Richard Cecil. now , that He may be heard ; and removes intervening objects , that He may be seen . -A Sovereign DISPOSER appears , who , as Lord of all , hath only refumed what he lent ; -whofe will is the law of his creatures ; and who ...
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... objects your confolation , nor its ' wisdom your guide . They are all too poor , for the foul of man - Look unto Me and ... object is gone , and your heart follows it . - You can fcarcely receive counsel from infinite wisdom , or comfort ...
... objects your confolation , nor its ' wisdom your guide . They are all too poor , for the foul of man - Look unto Me and ... object is gone , and your heart follows it . - You can fcarcely receive counsel from infinite wisdom , or comfort ...
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... object but Him , you are brought humbly to his feet with patient fubmiffion , ferious enquiry , fervent prayer , holy refolution , and firm reliance : —if , in a word , by the feverest stroke , the enchant- ment is also broken , —your ...
... object but Him , you are brought humbly to his feet with patient fubmiffion , ferious enquiry , fervent prayer , holy refolution , and firm reliance : —if , in a word , by the feverest stroke , the enchant- ment is also broken , —your ...
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... object which might prevent our thus seeing Himself and his kingdom ? -or whose remo- val may prove the occafion of our feeking it ? Before the flood , there were , doubtlefs , a- mong their men of renown admired projec- tors ; but there ...
... object which might prevent our thus seeing Himself and his kingdom ? -or whose remo- val may prove the occafion of our feeking it ? Before the flood , there were , doubtlefs , a- mong their men of renown admired projec- tors ; but there ...
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afcend affliction affured againſt alfo alſo arife beſt bleffed bleſſed cafe called Chrift Chriſtian circumſtances comfort companion confcience confi creature darkneſs dead Dear Friend death defire diftrefs diſcovers earneſtly Eccl eſpecially eternal eyes Ezek faith Father fcarcely fcripture feel feemed fent fhall fhould filence firſt fome fons fooliſh foon forrow foul fpiritual ftand ftrength fuch fufficient Goſpel greateſt grief h Ifa hath heart heavenly himſelf houſe house of mourning inftructs inſtead itſelf Jefus John John vi juſt leaſt lofs Lord Luke Matt Matth mercy moſt muſt obferved paſs periſh Phil phyſician pleaſures preſent things promiſe propoſals proſpect proviſions reafons reſpecting ſaid ſay ſeaſons ſee ſeek ſeen ſerious ſeriouſly ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtep ſuch ſuppoſe tence thee theſe things thofe thoſe thou truft truſt underſtanding unto uſe voice weep wiſdom
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Page 35 - He is a path, if any be misled ; He is a robe, if any naked be ; If any chance to hunger, he is bread ; If any be a bondman, he is free ; If any be but weak, how strong is he ! To dead men life he is, to sick men health, To blind men sight, and to the needy wealth, A pleasure without loss, a treasure without stealth.
Page 56 - While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 56 - What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
Page 63 - I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Page 8 - Thus saith the Lord, Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, for there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border :
Page 61 - Him who is invisible,' will perform. That invaluable record seems to say, ' Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted, and thou didst deliver them : they trusted in thee, and were not confounded :' Ps. xxii, 4, 5. We are, indeed, called to aim and to act, and have the greatest promises annexed to the endeavour : but are as frequently reminded that ' we are not sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing as of ourselves,' but that ' our sufficiency is of God :
Page 28 - How refreshing, to look from a family bereft of its companions and comforts to ' Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem...
Page 44 - Having absolutely disclaimed all thy own works, thy own righteousness, hast thou 'submitted thyself unto the righteousness of God,' which is by faith in Christ Jesus? Art thou 'found in him, not having thy own righteousness, but the righteousness which is by faith?' And art thou, through him, 'fighting the good fight of faith, and laying hold of eternal life?
Page 18 - Look at the deceased, and contemplate present things. His days a hand-breadth : his beauty, consumed like the moth-fretten garment : his cares and pleasures, a dream: his attainments, as the grass: which flourisheth in the morning, and in the evening is cut down and withereth : his years, a tale : his strength labour and sorrow.
Page 64 - I am he that liveth and was dead, and behold, I am alive for ever more, amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.