Fruits of joy and peace in believing. Letter 21838 - 120 pages |
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... wish especially to recal to your memory . Many Christians had been com- mitted to prison , and had been put in fetters after having been previously ex- amined by the judge . On the following day he again summoned them before his ...
... wish especially to recal to your memory . Many Christians had been com- mitted to prison , and had been put in fetters after having been previously ex- amined by the judge . On the following day he again summoned them before his ...
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... the thousand and thousand in- stances which occurred of faithfulness unto death , I wish to direct your attention to a few . They are contained in Dr. M'Crie's W most admirable , and deeply interesting works on the * 59.
... the thousand and thousand in- stances which occurred of faithfulness unto death , I wish to direct your attention to a few . They are contained in Dr. M'Crie's W most admirable , and deeply interesting works on the * 59.
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... wish to save his life , or to mitigate his sufferings , by compromising his principles . His courage remained un- shaken amidst the horrors of the torture , the ignominy of the public spectacle , and the terrors of the stake . The only ...
... wish to save his life , or to mitigate his sufferings , by compromising his principles . His courage remained un- shaken amidst the horrors of the torture , the ignominy of the public spectacle , and the terrors of the stake . The only ...
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... wish to die , and in the remembrance and lively belief of the passion of Jesus Christ , to offer to God my body now reduced so low . " " It would be difficult ( says one who read this docu- ment in the archives of the inquisition ) to ...
... wish to die , and in the remembrance and lively belief of the passion of Jesus Christ , to offer to God my body now reduced so low . " " It would be difficult ( says one who read this docu- ment in the archives of the inquisition ) to ...
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... wish , and try to forget the humbling and arousing words which you may have read or heard ? But , " The word of the Lord is a reproach , " to the unregenerate , " they have no delight in it . " Do you fear the reproach of ordering your ...
... wish , and try to forget the humbling and arousing words which you may have read or heard ? But , " The word of the Lord is a reproach , " to the unregenerate , " they have no delight in it . " Do you fear the reproach of ordering your ...
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Page 16 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law : for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 15 - God;) being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Page 110 - I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good ; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Page 146 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Page 145 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns ; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood : and his name is called The Word of God.
Page 145 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 137 - 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. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys : I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 146 - And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo. there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sackcloth . of hair, and the moon became as blood ; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Page 40 - Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Page 42 - HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.