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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... pleasure and profit , by the religious world , than those which give a genuine and incontestable proof of the power of divine grace in the conversion of a sinner , from the pollutions of corrupt nature to a holy newness of life in ...
... pleasure and profit , by the religious world , than those which give a genuine and incontestable proof of the power of divine grace in the conversion of a sinner , from the pollutions of corrupt nature to a holy newness of life in ...
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... pleasure , in reading the Life of Colonel Gardiner , Hervey , or Newton , than from the stu- dious perusal of a whole body of doc- trinal divinity ; and have received more solid comfort from one hour's spiritual conversation with some ...
... pleasure , in reading the Life of Colonel Gardiner , Hervey , or Newton , than from the stu- dious perusal of a whole body of doc- trinal divinity ; and have received more solid comfort from one hour's spiritual conversation with some ...
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... snare . This he now did , by one of those sudden turns of providence , of which , in the course of this narrative , it will be found I was frequently the subject . 6 * I have often thought of the pleasure the redeemed 10 Placed in an.
... snare . This he now did , by one of those sudden turns of providence , of which , in the course of this narrative , it will be found I was frequently the subject . 6 * I have often thought of the pleasure the redeemed 10 Placed in an.
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... pleasure the redeemed soul must feel in the world of spirits , when permitted to see the intricate thread of Providence fully unravelled . And as I humbly hope , through grace , to be thus highly favoured , methinks I shall stand amazed ...
... pleasure the redeemed soul must feel in the world of spirits , when permitted to see the intricate thread of Providence fully unravelled . And as I humbly hope , through grace , to be thus highly favoured , methinks I shall stand amazed ...
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... - worthy creature , in the transactions of this day ; that my heart , so very prone to forget the Lord's mercies , may once more enjoy the pleasure of feeling a glow of gratitude and love 16 Embarks with his Father ,
... - worthy creature , in the transactions of this day ; that my heart , so very prone to forget the Lord's mercies , may once more enjoy the pleasure of feeling a glow of gratitude and love 16 Embarks with his Father ,
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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.