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... keep them steady . Especially with regard to those who bear the sacred office of Ministers of the Gospel , the young think that such persons must needs be preserved holy , from their always living in the midst of prayers and sermons ...
... keep them steady . Especially with regard to those who bear the sacred office of Ministers of the Gospel , the young think that such persons must needs be preserved holy , from their always living in the midst of prayers and sermons ...
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... keep God's holy will and commandments , and walk in the same all the days of thy life ? " The answer to this , by Godfathers and Godmothers , at the baptism of infants , is , I will . " Look , however , at the answer given by grown - up ...
... keep God's holy will and commandments , and walk in the same all the days of thy life ? " The answer to this , by Godfathers and Godmothers , at the baptism of infants , is , I will . " Look , however , at the answer given by grown - up ...
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... keep those , who feel their inabi- lity to keep themselves . If we wait , expecting some period when we shall at once step into perfection , we shall probably never begin at all : and that is the worst thing that can happen to us . We ...
... keep those , who feel their inabi- lity to keep themselves . If we wait , expecting some period when we shall at once step into perfection , we shall probably never begin at all : and that is the worst thing that can happen to us . We ...
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... keep up the same degree of fervour long together , and not understanding the necessity of a quiet , practical advance in holiness . But all this seems more like a description of those who have ceased to grow in grace ; — who did run ...
... keep up the same degree of fervour long together , and not understanding the necessity of a quiet , practical advance in holiness . But all this seems more like a description of those who have ceased to grow in grace ; — who did run ...
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... keep close to the true centre of the soul , JESUS , and his word : they abide in that word , and the word in them . They are regular in their approaches to the throne of grace : thus a perpetual dew descends upon them , and the warmth ...
... keep close to the true centre of the soul , JESUS , and his word : they abide in that word , and the word in them . They are regular in their approaches to the throne of grace : thus a perpetual dew descends upon them , and the warmth ...
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Page 69 - GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright...
Page 27 - Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Page 26 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 69 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 39 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Page 70 - Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 70 - ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; Keep us hoth outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord.