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... means , one of the waiters made the poor goat drunk on vile beer . From that time he would , as usual , follow his ... mean ? " One gentleman , who professed some shrewdness of ܪ܂ guessing , said , “ I will tell you 8 [ 5 ABSTINENCE ...
... means , one of the waiters made the poor goat drunk on vile beer . From that time he would , as usual , follow his ... mean ? " One gentleman , who professed some shrewdness of ܪ܂ guessing , said , “ I will tell you 8 [ 5 ABSTINENCE ...
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... means in our power , to collect the sum necessary for his ransom ; and for such a purpose , we are not ashamed to employ ourselves in this occupation of watermen . ' Montesquieu was struck with this ac- count , and on his departure made ...
... means in our power , to collect the sum necessary for his ransom ; and for such a purpose , we are not ashamed to employ ourselves in this occupation of watermen . ' Montesquieu was struck with this ac- count , and on his departure made ...
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... means of Mr. Isert , he sent for the owner of the slaves , paid the money that he had given for the old man , and restored the son to his father . - ( n ) THE INVALID AND HIS DAUGHTERS . In the year 1773 , Peter Burrell , Esq . , of ...
... means of Mr. Isert , he sent for the owner of the slaves , paid the money that he had given for the old man , and restored the son to his father . - ( n ) THE INVALID AND HIS DAUGHTERS . In the year 1773 , Peter Burrell , Esq . , of ...
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... means the Lord em- ployed to bring him under the sound of the gospel , which was now the joy and rejoicing of his ... mean he had sought rest in the bosom of Jesus Christ , the common friend of the weary and the heavy laden , ) that he ...
... means the Lord em- ployed to bring him under the sound of the gospel , which was now the joy and rejoicing of his ... mean he had sought rest in the bosom of Jesus Christ , the common friend of the weary and the heavy laden , ) that he ...
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... means of converting the martyr , William Wool- sey . When told by that holy man that he wondered he had not followed him to prison , Denton replied , that he could not burn in the cause of Christ . Not long after , his house being on ...
... means of converting the martyr , William Wool- sey . When told by that holy man that he wondered he had not followed him to prison , Denton replied , that he could not burn in the cause of Christ . Not long after , his house being on ...
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Page 611 - I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 384 - The wicked is driven away in his wickedness : but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Page 332 - Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts: but to dive into the depths of dungeons: to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the...
Page 438 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness ? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Page 134 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 50 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 468 - For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe.
Page 135 - But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Page 611 - I have lived, sir, a long time ; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 611 - The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance, and continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it.