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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... his superiors in informa- tion and learning , and for whom he felt the attachment arising from relationship , he at times delighted to converse ; but , through Divine help , he inflexibly resisted all their persuasions and xvii .
... his superiors in informa- tion and learning , and for whom he felt the attachment arising from relationship , he at times delighted to converse ; but , through Divine help , he inflexibly resisted all their persuasions and xvii .
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... being persuaded that he was under the pre- paring Hand for service in the church . Having fulfilled the " weeks of prepara- tion , " and " eaten the roll of prophecy , " he was , by the great Master , called to the xix .
... being persuaded that he was under the pre- paring Hand for service in the church . Having fulfilled the " weeks of prepara- tion , " and " eaten the roll of prophecy , " he was , by the great Master , called to the xix .
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... tion , and with humble and fervent desire to be helped to lay hold of some degree of that living faith and hope , thou so fully and feelingly expressest thyself to be favour- ed with on my behalf , and which I endeavour to encour- age ...
... tion , and with humble and fervent desire to be helped to lay hold of some degree of that living faith and hope , thou so fully and feelingly expressest thyself to be favour- ed with on my behalf , and which I endeavour to encour- age ...
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... tion of an Elder with great propriety , being eminently furnished , by his Divine Master , with wisdom and ability to communicate encouragement and counsel to such as stood in need . The sense which John Thorp had of the church's and ...
... tion of an Elder with great propriety , being eminently furnished , by his Divine Master , with wisdom and ability to communicate encouragement and counsel to such as stood in need . The sense which John Thorp had of the church's and ...
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... tion of the spirit , and with power , greatly to the comfort and rejoicing of many . In the year 1812 , he found his mind drawn , in gospel love , to unite with Priscilla Han- nah Gurney and Susanna Naish , in a reli- gious visit to the ...
... tion of the spirit , and with power , greatly to the comfort and rejoicing of many . In the year 1812 , he found his mind drawn , in gospel love , to unite with Priscilla Han- nah Gurney and Susanna Naish , in a reli- gious visit to the ...
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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.