A sketch of the the life of the rev. John Brown, sometime minister ... in Wamphray; with notes and a historical appendix1839 |
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... give light to others , and laying out his great receivings for the vindica- tion of precious truth , contradicted and blasphemed by adver- saries . I know no minister alive , ( though the residue of the Spirit be with him , ) that would ...
... give light to others , and laying out his great receivings for the vindica- tion of precious truth , contradicted and blasphemed by adver- saries . I know no minister alive , ( though the residue of the Spirit be with him , ) that would ...
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... give me grace to vow and perform new obedience . I have cause to suit this of you , and show it to Thomas Carsen , Fergus , and Jean Brown ; for I have been , and am exceedingly cast down , and am fighting against a malicious devil , of ...
... give me grace to vow and perform new obedience . I have cause to suit this of you , and show it to Thomas Carsen , Fergus , and Jean Brown ; for I have been , and am exceedingly cast down , and am fighting against a malicious devil , of ...
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... give them grace in their youth , to take band with the fair chief Corner - stone , who was hewed out of the mountain without hands , and got many a knock with his Father's fore - hammer , and endured them all , and the stone did neither ...
... give them grace in their youth , to take band with the fair chief Corner - stone , who was hewed out of the mountain without hands , and got many a knock with his Father's fore - hammer , and endured them all , and the stone did neither ...
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... give me leave to hold and cleave unto thy- self . I will pray that your husband may return in peace ; your decreet comes from heaven , look up thither ; for many ( says Solomon ) seek the face of the ruler , but every man's judgment ...
... give me leave to hold and cleave unto thy- self . I will pray that your husband may return in peace ; your decreet comes from heaven , look up thither ; for many ( says Solomon ) seek the face of the ruler , but every man's judgment ...
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... give them justice . Think you not , dear sister , but our High Priest , our Jesus , the Master of requests , presents our bills of com- plaint to the great Lord - Justice ? Yea , I believe it , since he is our Advocate , and Daniel ...
... give them justice . Think you not , dear sister , but our High Priest , our Jesus , the Master of requests , presents our bills of com- plaint to the great Lord - Justice ? Yea , I believe it , since he is our Advocate , and Daniel ...
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Page 77 - When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me ; Until I went into the sanctuary of God , then understood I their end.
Page 63 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Page 269 - In vain for him th' officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing and the vestment warm; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home.
Page 430 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 303 - Others apart sat on a hill retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high Of Providence, Foreknowledge, Will, and Fate — Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute — And found no end, in wandering mazes lost.
Page 27 - But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled...
Page 405 - Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea : Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
Page 44 - You only have I known of all the families of the earth : therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Page 2 - Will the Lord cast off for ever ? And will he be favourable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious t Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies...
Page 37 - So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.