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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Page xi
... frequent meltings of his mild and gentle nature after his heart was subdued by divine grace , and the way in which they prompted him to alleviate the sufferings of others ; but chiefly of that exercise of Christian principle by which he ...
... frequent meltings of his mild and gentle nature after his heart was subdued by divine grace , and the way in which they prompted him to alleviate the sufferings of others ; but chiefly of that exercise of Christian principle by which he ...
Page xvi
... frequent and fervent prayer for years , that pious clergymen might be placed by divine Providence in our large gar- rison towns ; and when his prayer was answered with respect to Chatham ( a town with the religious state of which he was ...
... frequent and fervent prayer for years , that pious clergymen might be placed by divine Providence in our large gar- rison towns ; and when his prayer was answered with respect to Chatham ( a town with the religious state of which he was ...
Page xvii
... frequently as he could wish , he adds- " But there is a sprinkling of " choice Christians at Gillingham , among the " Methodists , lively , zealous men , ornaments to " the gospel , and of real , vital , godliness . With " these we ...
... frequently as he could wish , he adds- " But there is a sprinkling of " choice Christians at Gillingham , among the " Methodists , lively , zealous men , ornaments to " the gospel , and of real , vital , godliness . With " these we ...
Page xix
... frequent communion with God . No sooner had he yielded to the solicitations of the Spirit , than he devoted himself in earnest to the public and private duties of religion . And neither did he suffer the ardent passions of the meridian ...
... frequent communion with God . No sooner had he yielded to the solicitations of the Spirit , than he devoted himself in earnest to the public and private duties of religion . And neither did he suffer the ardent passions of the meridian ...
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... understood ; and the very few that did , after spending many painful years in the study of the respective lan guages , were frequently obliged to travel many hundred miles в 3 born in Britain . 5 the great Source of Being, for giving us ...
... understood ; and the very few that did , after spending many painful years in the study of the respective lan guages , were frequently obliged to travel many hundred miles в 3 born in Britain . 5 the great Source of Being, for giving us ...
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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.