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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... , 1866 , [ first and only General officer receiving such an honor ( the highest ) from S. N. Y. , and the only officer thus brevetted ( Major - General ) in the United States ] . " PREFACE . IT will naturally be expected that we ,
... , 1866 , [ first and only General officer receiving such an honor ( the highest ) from S. N. Y. , and the only officer thus brevetted ( Major - General ) in the United States ] . " PREFACE . IT will naturally be expected that we ,
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... expected that we , who have recommended the publication of the following sheets , should precede them by some account of the motives by which we have been actuated , as well as by a sketch of our own views of the character of the ...
... expected that we , who have recommended the publication of the following sheets , should precede them by some account of the motives by which we have been actuated , as well as by a sketch of our own views of the character of the ...
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... expected on reading the title page ; but sure I am , the well- experienced Christian , whose eyes are opened by divine grace , will perceive the finger of God as distinctly in the common incidents it contains , as in the more re ...
... expected on reading the title page ; but sure I am , the well- experienced Christian , whose eyes are opened by divine grace , will perceive the finger of God as distinctly in the common incidents it contains , as in the more re ...
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... expected . On the 7th of January fol- lowing ( 1759 ) , we were relieved by the Grampus sloop , and ordered immediately to the Nore . In a few days after , we were sent into dock at Sheerness . From this place , I went for the first ...
... expected . On the 7th of January fol- lowing ( 1759 ) , we were relieved by the Grampus sloop , and ordered immediately to the Nore . In a few days after , we were sent into dock at Sheerness . From this place , I went for the first ...
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... expected every hour to be thrown overboard with several others around me , who died of the same complaint . Yet , dreadful to think of ! though perfectly sensible of my danger , I had not the least painful convic- tion of my accumulated ...
... expected every hour to be thrown overboard with several others around me , who died of the same complaint . Yet , dreadful to think of ! though perfectly sensible of my danger , I had not the least painful convic- tion of my accumulated ...
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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.