Memoirs of ... Philip Melvill; with extr. from his diaries and letters, selected by a friend1812 |
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... father resided in the pleasant and flourishing town of Dunbar , where he held the office of Collector of the Customs . Here his son Philip was born , on the seventh of April 1762 , who appears , from letters written a few years before ...
... father resided in the pleasant and flourishing town of Dunbar , where he held the office of Collector of the Customs . Here his son Philip was born , on the seventh of April 1762 , who appears , from letters written a few years before ...
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... Father of my youth forgive me ! I trust he has , for the sake of Him who is enthroned in glory on his right hand . My beloved parents too have passed into the skies ; I wish and hope to be there in the Lord's good time . Meanwhile , may ...
... Father of my youth forgive me ! I trust he has , for the sake of Him who is enthroned in glory on his right hand . My beloved parents too have passed into the skies ; I wish and hope to be there in the Lord's good time . Meanwhile , may ...
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... father seems to have merited the vene- ration with which he dwells upon his name : he speaks of him as " gentle and affectionate , but firm to rebuke what was wrong in his children . With eyes lifted up to heaven , and his hand gently ...
... father seems to have merited the vene- ration with which he dwells upon his name : he speaks of him as " gentle and affectionate , but firm to rebuke what was wrong in his children . With eyes lifted up to heaven , and his hand gently ...
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... fathers , and my rebellious heart led me to violate his authority , and to wound his feelings . In parti- cular , I remember , ( and how painful the remem- brance now is ! ) I ventured once to go to a place of entertainment without his ...
... fathers , and my rebellious heart led me to violate his authority , and to wound his feelings . In parti- cular , I remember , ( and how painful the remem- brance now is ! ) I ventured once to go to a place of entertainment without his ...
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... father , in compliance with his strong predilection for the army , procured him a commission in the 73d regiment , commanded by Lord Macleod , on con- dition of raising a certain number of men . His choice of this profession , as it ...
... father , in compliance with his strong predilection for the army , procured him a commission in the 73d regiment , commanded by Lord Macleod , on con- dition of raising a certain number of men . His choice of this profession , as it ...
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Page 250 - There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Page 209 - Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 127 - I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day.
Page 138 - Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Page 135 - For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Page 240 - Yes, Thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust ; Jewels to Thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3...
Page 93 - The eternal God is thy refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms : And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; And shall say, Destroy them.
Page 125 - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee : because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever : for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength...
Page 134 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the -waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 128 - If his children forsake My law, and walk not in My judgments, if they break My statutes, and keep not My commandments; then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless My lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer My faithfulness to fail.