Memoirs of the Life of the Late Major-General Andrew Burn, of the Royal Marines: Collected from His Journals: with Copious Extracts from His Principal Works on Religious Subjects, Volumes 1-2Messrs. W. Winchester and Son, 1815 - Christian life |
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... dreaded as the greatest evil , because the Thursday and Saturday before , and the Monday after , were days more immediately devoted to God by fasting , preaching , and prayer . In short I had no other religion to boast of at that period ...
... dreaded as the greatest evil , because the Thursday and Saturday before , and the Monday after , were days more immediately devoted to God by fasting , preaching , and prayer . In short I had no other religion to boast of at that period ...
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... dread of perishing on a lee shore , or foundering in the ocean ! Such was my truly uncomfortable situation , that I often wished myself any where , or any thing , rather than where and what I was ; but now it was too late to repent . I ...
... dread of perishing on a lee shore , or foundering in the ocean ! Such was my truly uncomfortable situation , that I often wished myself any where , or any thing , rather than where and what I was ; but now it was too late to repent . I ...
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... dreading to inform him of the real cause , I told him a direct falsehood , and said I was only sea - sick and should soon be well . One sin is seldom committed without drawing a numerous train after it . When he began to interrogate me ...
... dreading to inform him of the real cause , I told him a direct falsehood , and said I was only sea - sick and should soon be well . One sin is seldom committed without drawing a numerous train after it . When he began to interrogate me ...
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... dread of consequences , could induce me to stay . Amongst the multitude of mercies with which the Lord has favoured me , my escape from this abandoned island must ever stand prominent . On the 22d of July , 1760 , I left the plantation ...
... dread of consequences , could induce me to stay . Amongst the multitude of mercies with which the Lord has favoured me , my escape from this abandoned island must ever stand prominent . On the 22d of July , 1760 , I left the plantation ...
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... dread of sinking , a solemn seriousness pervaded the whole crew . So awfully alarming was our situa- tion , that I well remember the captain's reproving an officer for laughing . On a very moderate calculation , we pumped out at least ...
... dread of sinking , a solemn seriousness pervaded the whole crew . So awfully alarming was our situa- tion , that I well remember the captain's reproving an officer for laughing . On a very moderate calculation , we pumped out at least ...
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Page 87 - Howbeit, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Page 137 - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Page 152 - And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
Page 168 - Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.
Page 255 - Or dash Octavius from the trophied car ; Say, does thy secret soul repine to taste The big distress ? Or would'st thou then exchange Those heart-ennobling sorrows for the lot Of him who sits amid the gaudy herd Of...
Page 150 - These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy : and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Page 150 - And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies : and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Page 152 - And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Page xxi - For the path of the just is as the shining light, which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Page 14 - The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.