Favourite Passages in Modern Christian BiographyLondon, 1859 - 280 páginas |
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ADOLPHE MONOD affected Andrew Fuller apostle beautiful Bible BLACK-THROATED DIVER blessed Chalmers character Christian Church city of God course death deep delight devoted divine Downend duties early earnest Edinburgh eloquent entered eternal excellent faith father favourite feel felt Fuller God's Gospel grace Hall happiness Havelock heard heart heaven Henry Havelock Henry Martyn History of Scotland HOGG & SONS holy hope impressions interest JAMES HOGG Jesus Christ kafila labour Larbert letter light living Loch Loch Shin Lord Martyn ment mind ministry moral mother native never night occasion PATRICK FRASER TYTLER peace piety pray prayer preacher preaching profes racter religious remarkable salvation Saviour Scotland Scriptures seemed sermon soon soul spirit things THOMAS CHALMERS thought tion Toller took trust truth Tytler unto visited walk Williams words writing
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Página 54 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most high.
Página 260 - Eye hath not seen, nor Ear heard, neither hath it entered into the Heart of Man, to conceive the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Página 126 - This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Página 54 - GOD is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Página 258 - The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Página 105 - I have no desire other than to step back from my present place in the world, and not to rise to a higher. Still there are works which, with God's permission, I would do before the night cometh ; especially that great work,* if I might be permitted to take part in it. But above all, let me mind my own personal work — to keep myself pure and zealous and believing — labouring to do God's will, yet not anxious that it should be done by me rather than by others, if God disapproves of my doing it.
Página 157 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Página 219 - For more than forty years," was his remark to Sir James, — " for more than forty years I have so ruled my life that when death came I might face it without fear.
Página 259 - For we have not an High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling" of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Página 169 - When shall appear that new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness ! There, there shall in no wise enter in any thing that defileth : none of that wickedness which has made men worse than wild beasts, — none of those corruptions which add still more to the miseries of mortality, shall be seen or heard of any more.