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... sure would bring about the desired end - the utter destruction of all living here . This attack was to be made about the middle of November ; when , providentially , the consul arrived off Lagos , and announced to Kosoko his intention ...
... sure would bring about the desired end - the utter destruction of all living here . This attack was to be made about the middle of November ; when , providentially , the consul arrived off Lagos , and announced to Kosoko his intention ...
Page 40
... sure in heaven , " and that our hearts must be there . Whilst we are doing our duty to our own , according to the book , we must do it according to the rule and if we set our minds upon money , instead of the needful care , and the ...
... sure in heaven , " and that our hearts must be there . Whilst we are doing our duty to our own , according to the book , we must do it according to the rule and if we set our minds upon money , instead of the needful care , and the ...
Page 41
... sure of Providence for his guide by the way , and of a blessing at the end . By this same faith , which led him forth , he sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country , dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob , the ...
... sure of Providence for his guide by the way , and of a blessing at the end . By this same faith , which led him forth , he sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country , dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob , the ...
Page 42
... sure hiding place - the city of their appointed refuge - and altogether undefended for whatever evil days may hereafter come upon them . But in a sense of perfect and inviolable security , the heavenly city is signified in the text ...
... sure hiding place - the city of their appointed refuge - and altogether undefended for whatever evil days may hereafter come upon them . But in a sense of perfect and inviolable security , the heavenly city is signified in the text ...
Page 43
... sure pro- mise of God ; no false humility ungraciously retiring from the approaches of sovereign love , but all shall be the confidence of assured possession and uninterrupted enjoyment . But there is yet another view to take of this ...
... sure pro- mise of God ; no false humility ungraciously retiring from the approaches of sovereign love , but all shall be the confidence of assured possession and uninterrupted enjoyment . But there is yet another view to take of this ...
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Page 62 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Page 69 - Praise the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all his benefits...
Page 84 - Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 209 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 64 - Always taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom, as Poor Richard says; and then, When the well is dry, they know the worth of water. But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing...
Page 60 - Industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
Page 63 - What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says: Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again, Who Dainties love, shall Beggars prove; and moreover, Fools make Feasts, and wise Men eat them.
Page 299 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Page 70 - The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Page 65 - Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give Advice, but we cannot give Conduct...