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... taste for spiritual pleasures , so that they have no pleasure in them . They who have their hearts upon the marketings , are weary of the moons " and the " sabbaths . " Amos viii . 5. With good reason therefore does Job ask , " Will the ...
... taste for spiritual pleasures , so that they have no pleasure in them . They who have their hearts upon the marketings , are weary of the moons " and the " sabbaths . " Amos viii . 5. With good reason therefore does Job ask , " Will the ...
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... taste . " 3. They are gainful and pleasant , and have not the allay of expense and loss . That may be profitable , which yet may be unpleasant , and that unpleasant which afterward may prove very unprofitable and prejudicial . But ...
... taste . " 3. They are gainful and pleasant , and have not the allay of expense and loss . That may be profitable , which yet may be unpleasant , and that unpleasant which afterward may prove very unprofitable and prejudicial . But ...
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... taste of it , yet has assured us from his own experience that in " much wisdom " of this kind is " much grief , " and he that increaseth knowledge , increaseth sorrow . " But the pleasures which a holy soul has in knowing God and in ...
... taste of it , yet has assured us from his own experience that in " much wisdom " of this kind is " much grief , " and he that increaseth knowledge , increaseth sorrow . " But the pleasures which a holy soul has in knowing God and in ...
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... taste ; so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul . " Could a learned man , that had hit upon a demon- stration in mathematics , cry out in a transport of joy , " I have found it , -I have found it ; " and may not they much more ...
... taste ; so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul . " Could a learned man , that had hit upon a demon- stration in mathematics , cry out in a transport of joy , " I have found it , -I have found it ; " and may not they much more ...
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... taste , " how much more should the knowl- edge of the gospel of Christ be so to us . II . To be religious is to return to God , and repose in him as the rest of our souls . And is not this pleasant ? It is not only for our under ...
... taste , " how much more should the knowl- edge of the gospel of Christ be so to us . II . To be religious is to return to God , and repose in him as the rest of our souls . And is not this pleasant ? It is not only for our under ...
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Page 85 - These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Page 79 - Behold, for peace I had great bitterness, but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Page 73 - Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of Hosts.
Page 39 - And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Page 76 - COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your GOD. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
Page 67 - Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Page 52 - While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption : for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
Page 85 - In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation : in whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Page 58 - Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Page 75 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.