Stories of holy men and women, by the author of 'Hymns and scenes of childhood'. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 5
... took of the forbidden fruit and did eat , “ and gave also to her husband with her , and he did eat : " and then the Saint would dwell upon that mournful garden of Gethsemane , where One who had done no sin , toiled in agony until His ...
... took of the forbidden fruit and did eat , “ and gave also to her husband with her , and he did eat : " and then the Saint would dwell upon that mournful garden of Gethsemane , where One who had done no sin , toiled in agony until His ...
Page 12
... took up for the last time his spade , and in the garden where for so long a time he had laboured in the sweat of his brow for the bread which he had divided with the stranger and the poor , he dug for himself a grave . Perhaps the moon ...
... took up for the last time his spade , and in the garden where for so long a time he had laboured in the sweat of his brow for the bread which he had divided with the stranger and the poor , he dug for himself a grave . Perhaps the moon ...
Page 25
... took up and rejoiced therein , and withal laughed Patience to scorn . But I beheld but a while , and he had lavished all away , and had nothing left him but rags ; and as the Interpreter explained it to Christian , — Passion was a ...
... took up and rejoiced therein , and withal laughed Patience to scorn . But I beheld but a while , and he had lavished all away , and had nothing left him but rags ; and as the Interpreter explained it to Christian , — Passion was a ...
Page 27
... took so great a dislike to the meek and unoffending girl , that she would hardly bear her in her presence . Very likely there were those in the household who endeavoured to excite the anger of her em- ployers against the new comer , for ...
... took so great a dislike to the meek and unoffending girl , that she would hardly bear her in her presence . Very likely there were those in the household who endeavoured to excite the anger of her em- ployers against the new comer , for ...
Page 35
... took place , is not recorded in the life from which this is compiled . But if it had been the will of GOD for the trial of the faith of His child , and the perfecting of her pa- tience , to have left her still to suffer hard- ships and ...
... took place , is not recorded in the life from which this is compiled . But if it had been the will of GOD for the trial of the faith of His child , and the perfecting of her pa- tience , to have left her still to suffer hard- ships and ...
Common terms and phrases
afflicted Afra ALDERSGATE STREET Alphage altar Anderlecht Archbishop Augsburg baptized besought Bishop Bishop of Winchester blessed blood brethren called Canute charity child Christian Christian patriot Church command confess Cross cruel Cuthman Danes Danish death diligence Dioclesian earthly emperor endure episcopal consecration Ethelred eyes faith FATHER fear fell on sleep festival flock follow garden give glory God's gold grace hand hath heard heart heathen heaven heavenly holy idols JESUS CHRIST judge king kingdom knew labour Laken learned lived look LORD lowly Lydwina martyrdom martyrs master Maximian meekness Mercia mercy mother ness night noble Pagan patience penitent Phocas poor poverty pray prayer Priests prison rejoiced rest rich sacrifice saintly saints Saxon servant Sinope sins soldiers soul spirit story suffer tears thanks Theban legion Thee Theodata things Thou thought tion tism told torments torture trial unto Victor Victor of Marseilles words Zita Zita's
Popular passages
Page 110 - The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Page 62 - For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment ; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him ; Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor; Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool ; are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts...
Page 35 - Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Page 129 - Behold I stand at the door, and knock : if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me.
Page 32 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Page 19 - ... that it may please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 79 - And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Page 80 - Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children: whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Page 77 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Page 74 - Christ, who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes, became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich...