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... duties ; and all his biographers concur in stat- ing , that he was most assiduous in discharging the various branches of his ... duty which they were required to pursue , -whether the ministers acted as faithful watchmen ? Leigh- ton ...
... duties ; and all his biographers concur in stat- ing , that he was most assiduous in discharging the various branches of his ... duty which they were required to pursue , -whether the ministers acted as faithful watchmen ? Leigh- ton ...
Page x
... duty to God ; and had been guilty of injustice and violence , of drunkenness and other immoralities , and he charged them to repent of these very seriously , without meddling with the quarrel or the ground of that war . This lesson ...
... duty to God ; and had been guilty of injustice and violence , of drunkenness and other immoralities , and he charged them to repent of these very seriously , without meddling with the quarrel or the ground of that war . This lesson ...
Page xvii
... duty towards his pupils while Principal of Edinburgh University , he explains in a beautiful valedictory oration which he delivered to the students before he retired . " Though this , " says he , " I imagine is the last address I shall ...
... duty towards his pupils while Principal of Edinburgh University , he explains in a beautiful valedictory oration which he delivered to the students before he retired . " Though this , " says he , " I imagine is the last address I shall ...
Page xxv
... duties of his office . Of the difficulties with which he had to contend , some idea may be formed , from the character of ... duty to present a person fit for the charge of the ministry now vacant with you , I have thought of one whose ...
... duties of his office . Of the difficulties with which he had to contend , some idea may be formed , from the character of ... duty to present a person fit for the charge of the ministry now vacant with you , I have thought of one whose ...
Page xxix
... duty of my station , and may incline me rather to inquire too little than too much into the deportment of others ; and rather to be deficient , than to exceed in admonitions and advices to my brethren in matters of their duty ; and ...
... duty of my station , and may incline me rather to inquire too little than too much into the deportment of others ; and rather to be deficient , than to exceed in admonitions and advices to my brethren in matters of their duty ; and ...
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Page 206 - I pray for them ; I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me ; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and I am glorified in them.
Page 362 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie : though it tarry, wait for it ; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Page 366 - Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Page 324 - Above it stood the Seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Page 325 - And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind, what manner of salutation this should be.
Page 271 - And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
Page 364 - If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Page 49 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Page 173 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 16 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints...