The Christian Monitor, Volume 3Munroe and Francis, 1807 - Christian life |
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Page 23
... blessed Lord commands us to strive to enter în ; because many will fail , who only seek to enter . By which we are plainly taught , that religion is a state of labour and striv- ing , and that many will fail of salvation ; not because ...
... blessed Lord commands us to strive to enter în ; because many will fail , who only seek to enter . By which we are plainly taught , that religion is a state of labour and striv- ing , and that many will fail of salvation ; not because ...
Page 40
... blessings as are then proper to the occasion ; otherwise the mock ceremony , in- stead of blessing our victuals , does but accus- tom us to trifle with devotion , and give us a habit of being unaffected with our prayers . If every head ...
... blessings as are then proper to the occasion ; otherwise the mock ceremony , in- stead of blessing our victuals , does but accus- tom us to trifle with devotion , and give us a habit of being unaffected with our prayers . If every head ...
Page 44
... blessings , to make the most of a short life , to study your own perfection , the honour of God , and the good of your neighbour ; so it is now your duty to imi- tate the greatest servants of God , to inquire , how the most eminent ...
... blessings , to make the most of a short life , to study your own perfection , the honour of God , and the good of your neighbour ; so it is now your duty to imi- tate the greatest servants of God , to inquire , how the most eminent ...
Page 49
... blessed . If there be nothing so glorious as doing good , if there be nothing , which makes us so like toGod , then nothing can be so glorious in the use of our money , as to use it in works of love and goodness , making ourselves ...
... blessed . If there be nothing so glorious as doing good , if there be nothing , which makes us so like toGod , then nothing can be so glorious in the use of our money , as to use it in works of love and goodness , making ourselves ...
Page 61
... blessings both to ourselves and to others , when they are right- ly used , are our time and our money . These ... blessed Lord has said , that there is but one thing needful ; ' and therefore makes her whole life but one continual ...
... blessings both to ourselves and to others , when they are right- ly used , are our time and our money . These ... blessed Lord has said , that there is but one thing needful ; ' and therefore makes her whole life but one continual ...
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