The Christian correspondent, letters exemplifying the fruits of holy living and the blessedness of holy dying [ed. by H. Rogers] with a preliminary essay by J. Montgomery, Volume 2 |
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Common terms and phrases
affection affectionate affliction AUGUSTUS TOPLADY blessed brother child Christ Christian comfort consolation dear friend dear madam dear mother DEAR SIR dearest death delight desire divine DODDRIDGE doth duty earth endeavour enjoy eternal Eyam faith father favour feel felicity give glory God's gospel grace grief hand happy hath hear heart heaven Hembury HENRY KIRKE WHITE Hoghton Tower holy honour hope JEREMY TAYLOR Jesus JOHN EVELYN JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL LADY ladyship live Lord loss ment mercy mind mourn nature ness never obliged Olney ourselves pain pleased pleasure poor pray prayers present racter rejoice ROBERT BOYLE servant sickness sister sorrow soul spirits suffered sure tears tell thee ther things thou thoughts tion trial trouble trust unto W. C. LETTER wife WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM TYNDAL winter lines wish write
Popular passages
Page 143 - I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up : while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
Page 39 - Surely it is meet to be said unto God, "I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more; That which I see not, Teach thou me; If I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Page 107 - Oh Death ! where is thy sting ? Oh Grave ! where is thy victory ? The sting of Death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.
Page 138 - Even so, Father ; for so it seemeth good in thy sight.
Page 113 - In the world ye shall have tribulation ; but, in me, ye shall have peace..
Page 51 - ... and die. It will cost you more trouble to get where they are ; and amongst other things one of the hardnesses will be, that you must overcome even this just and reasonable...
Page 177 - Finally, if there were in me any gift that could help at hand, and aid you if need required, I promise you I would not be far off, and commit the end to God. My soul is not faint, though my body be weary. But God hath made me evil favoured in this world, and without grace in the sight of men...
Page 117 - The greatest benefit which one friend can confer upon another, is to guard, and excite, and elevate his virtues.
Page 80 - There, said they, is mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of Angels, and the Spirits of just men made perfect.
Page 289 - ... all things shall work together for good to them that love GOD/ of the rapid approach of that hour which will unite us eternally to those in CHRIST whom we love, of the danger of...