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... and a ready hearing . No friend likes to be sent away with the words- " Come to - morrow . " very I remain , Dear Affectionately yours , & c . LETTER III . DIVERSITIES OF RELIGIOUS PROGRESS . MY DEAR B 2 ENCOURAGEMENTS AND CAUTIONS . 15.
... and a ready hearing . No friend likes to be sent away with the words- " Come to - morrow . " very I remain , Dear Affectionately yours , & c . LETTER III . DIVERSITIES OF RELIGIOUS PROGRESS . MY DEAR B 2 ENCOURAGEMENTS AND CAUTIONS . 15.
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... remain reli- gious ; unconscious that they could not 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 ...
... remain reli- gious ; unconscious that they could not 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 ...
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... remain steadfast . The reason of which is , that they 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 ...
... remain steadfast . The reason of which is , that they 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 ...
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... knowing yourself , you have found out your misery , then quickly turn to the Saviour , for fresh supplies of his pardoning and renew- ing grace . I remain , faithfully yours , & c . LETTER VI . PRAYER . MY DEAR On the subject 38 LETTER V.
... knowing yourself , you have found out your misery , then quickly turn to the Saviour , for fresh supplies of his pardoning and renew- ing grace . I remain , faithfully yours , & c . LETTER VI . PRAYER . MY DEAR On the subject 38 LETTER V.
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... children , how much more shall our Heavenly Father give his Holy Spirit to them that ask Him ! I remain , my Dear 2 Yours , faithfully and affectionately , W. J. COLLECTS SELECTED For the Use of Young Persons . STUDY 66 LETTER IX .
... children , how much more shall our Heavenly Father give his Holy Spirit to them that ask Him ! I remain , my Dear 2 Yours , faithfully and affectionately , W. J. COLLECTS SELECTED For the Use of Young Persons . STUDY 66 LETTER IX .
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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.