Anecdotes, Religious, Moral, and EntertainingJ. C. Riker, 1831 - Anecdotes |
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... King , W. 91 cal- Kircher , 122 culation , 145 K nox , Dr. quota- 111 · tion from , . 196 . 53 Knox , J. 81 53 • 177 · 137 LACEDEMONIANS , custom of , 178 Lambert , J. death • 37 • of , 159 • 186 · 57 Latimer , Bishop , 12 • · 51 Huss ...
... King , W. 91 cal- Kircher , 122 culation , 145 K nox , Dr. quota- 111 · tion from , . 196 . 53 Knox , J. 81 53 • 177 · 137 LACEDEMONIANS , custom of , 178 Lambert , J. death • 37 • of , 159 • 186 · 57 Latimer , Bishop , 12 • · 51 Huss ...
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... King of , benevolence of ,. 31 , 44 tentment of , • • 140 Nouschervan , 173 • der , persecution of , 132 • Lewis IX . Lewis XI . 62 ers , Mistaken doctor , Modesty , 154 190 144 Liberality of senti- ment , Libussa , Lisle , Sir J. intre ...
... King of , benevolence of ,. 31 , 44 tentment of , • • 140 Nouschervan , 173 • der , persecution of , 132 • Lewis IX . Lewis XI . 62 ers , Mistaken doctor , Modesty , 154 190 144 Liberality of senti- ment , Libussa , Lisle , Sir J. intre ...
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Charles Buck. Providence , Prussia , King of , benevolence of , cruelty 86 | Shaftsbury , Sharp , Abraham ,. 107 or , 8 of , 131 op , Punishment of a Shepherd , Mr. boy for cruelty , . 133 Shower , 121 Simeon , QUINTUS , 45 Similis ...
Charles Buck. Providence , Prussia , King of , benevolence of , cruelty 86 | Shaftsbury , Sharp , Abraham ,. 107 or , 8 of , 131 op , Punishment of a Shepherd , Mr. boy for cruelty , . 133 Shower , 121 Simeon , QUINTUS , 45 Similis ...
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... King faithfully and conscientious- ly , he could not fail of success and prosperity in this world . " Upon read- ing this , the King stept softly into his closet , fetched a rouleau of ducats , and put it with the letter into the page's ...
... King faithfully and conscientious- ly , he could not fail of success and prosperity in this world . " Upon read- ing this , the King stept softly into his closet , fetched a rouleau of ducats , and put it with the letter into the page's ...
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... King of France , to amuse him during the in- tervals of the disorder which carried him to the grave . The world would have sustained no loss had his Ma- jesty been suffered to die in peace without this invention . They seem , however ...
... King of France , to amuse him during the in- tervals of the disorder which carried him to the grave . The world would have sustained no loss had his Ma- jesty been suffered to die in peace without this invention . They seem , however ...
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Page 38 - They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Page 38 - Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the spirit...
Page 26 - Rejoice, O young man in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes ; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 66 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice...
Page 11 - His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery ; a circumnavigation of charity. Already the benefit of his labour is felt, more or less, in every country ; I hope he will anticipate his final reward, by seeing all its effects fully realized in his own.
Page 67 - And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done ? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Page 180 - He was once a man, and of some little name ; but of no worth, as his present unparalleled case makes but too manifest; for by the immediate hand of an avenging God, his very thinking substance has for more than seven years been continually wasting away, till it is wholly perished out of him, if it be not utterly come to nothing.
Page 187 - He pleaded with the same sincerity that he used in the other parts of his life, and used to say : — It was as great a dishonour as a man was capable of, that for a little money he was to be hired to say or do otherwise than as he thought.
Page 71 - Almighty God, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace .all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others : grant this, O Lord, for the sake of thy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen...
Page 98 - Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.