Letters of the Late John Thorp, of Manchester: A Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends ; to which is Prefixed a Memoir of the Life of the Writer |
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... kingdom ; pressing " toward the mark , for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus . " Under the influence of these impressions , he believed it right for him to keep his temporal concerns in a small compass , steadily ...
... kingdom ; pressing " toward the mark , for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus . " Under the influence of these impressions , he believed it right for him to keep his temporal concerns in a small compass , steadily ...
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... him will be but of short duration . I have no doubt she will soon be with him in the kingdom of Divine joy . With regard to the deceased , doubtless , our loss is his gain . I feel something like congratulation xxviii .
... him will be but of short duration . I have no doubt she will soon be with him in the kingdom of Divine joy . With regard to the deceased , doubtless , our loss is his gain . I feel something like congratulation xxviii .
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... kingdom of heaven , is the way of humility , of self - denial , and the cross ; the way which the Captain of our salvation hath trodden before us and sanc- tified . In this respect our beloved friend was an eminent example ; being early ...
... kingdom of heaven , is the way of humility , of self - denial , and the cross ; the way which the Captain of our salvation hath trodden before us and sanc- tified . In this respect our beloved friend was an eminent example ; being early ...
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... kingdom of God and His righteousness , all things necessary shall be added . He was greatly and generally beloved ; and among his more intimate friends , his natural cheerfulness , tempered with Chris- tian gravity , his deep experience ...
... kingdom of God and His righteousness , all things necessary shall be added . He was greatly and generally beloved ; and among his more intimate friends , his natural cheerfulness , tempered with Chris- tian gravity , his deep experience ...
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... said , “ I will never leave thee nor for- sake thee ; " and ought we not to rest satis- fied in the most sure promise of Him who is faithful ? " Seek ye first the kingdom of God , and His righteousness , and all things [ 2.
... said , “ I will never leave thee nor for- sake thee ; " and ought we not to rest satis- fied in the most sure promise of Him who is faithful ? " Seek ye first the kingdom of God , and His righteousness , and all things [ 2.
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Page 147 - Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him: and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Page 90 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this...
Page 80 - Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
Page 194 - But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High. Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.
Page 243 - Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Page 77 - Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them : wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD...
Page 10 - Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favourable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies...
Page 98 - Christ ; if sons, we must be brethren to the only-begotten: but being he came not to do his own will, but the will of Him that sent him, he acknowledgeth no fraternity but with such as do the same ; as he Matt.
Page 35 - It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him...
Page 26 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him, We are able.