Sketches of Life and Character, from Scripture and from ObservationW. Oliphant, 1822 - 228 sider |
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Side 4
... early life . He had a great aversion to speak of himself ; and circumstances which some would have deemed of importance , he thought had no claim on the notice of others , and were only fit for the review of his own mind . We are en ...
... early life . He had a great aversion to speak of himself ; and circumstances which some would have deemed of importance , he thought had no claim on the notice of others , and were only fit for the review of his own mind . We are en ...
Side 5
... early ; but in this instance it was justified by the result . From the accurate acquaintance with Latin and Greek which he showed through life , it is obvious that he must have been well grounded in the elements of these languages ; and ...
... early ; but in this instance it was justified by the result . From the accurate acquaintance with Latin and Greek which he showed through life , it is obvious that he must have been well grounded in the elements of these languages ; and ...
Side 10
... early adopted , and continued , du- ring the whole of his ministry , the practice of convening the young people on the evenings of the Lord's day in a large hall , and examining them as to what they recollected of the lecture and the ...
... early adopted , and continued , du- ring the whole of his ministry , the practice of convening the young people on the evenings of the Lord's day in a large hall , and examining them as to what they recollected of the lecture and the ...
Side 60
... early , to sit up late , or to eat the bread of carefulness . God will not prosper those toils which are not sanctified by prayer , nor succeed that solicitude which never leads to his throne . It is piety only which can cheer the ...
... early , to sit up late , or to eat the bread of carefulness . God will not prosper those toils which are not sanctified by prayer , nor succeed that solicitude which never leads to his throne . It is piety only which can cheer the ...
Side 63
... spirit . The three sisters to whom this sketch is to be appropriated , were , in their sphere , ornaments to their sex and to religion . From my earliest years I was accustomed to look up to them with LIFE AND CHARACTER . 63.
... spirit . The three sisters to whom this sketch is to be appropriated , were , in their sphere , ornaments to their sex and to religion . From my earliest years I was accustomed to look up to them with LIFE AND CHARACTER . 63.
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Side 213 - And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Side 172 - Jesus saith unto him. Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Side 100 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, And go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, Turn from it, and pass away.
Side 111 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Side 120 - God, my Redeemer, lives, And often from the skies Looks down and watches all my dust, — Till he shall bid it rise. 3 Arrayed in glorious grace, Shall these vile bodies shine ; And every shape, and every face, Look heavenly and divine. 4 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above.
Side 171 - Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him : I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Side 29 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Side 136 - LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Side 79 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Side 228 - And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!