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... Christ shall them for brethren take . The blood with which Thy raiment shone , O Prince of Peace ! was all thine own . When ruthless havoc scares the vale ; And slaughter mounts on blood - stained wing ; 310 When pestilence is in the ...
... Christ shall them for brethren take . The blood with which Thy raiment shone , O Prince of Peace ! was all thine own . When ruthless havoc scares the vale ; And slaughter mounts on blood - stained wing ; 310 When pestilence is in the ...
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... His own . Ah ! cruel man , to pity turn , Nor quench the ray of love and light ; Till fire that's never quenched shall burn , And worms that never die shall bite . 320 Blessed are they who taste the sword For Christ and 34.
... His own . Ah ! cruel man , to pity turn , Nor quench the ray of love and light ; Till fire that's never quenched shall burn , And worms that never die shall bite . 320 Blessed are they who taste the sword For Christ and 34.
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James Bush. Blessed are they who taste the sword For Christ and for His holy word ! They tread the path the fathers trod , Who , for the word by Moses spoken , Were ploughed and harrowed , as the ... Christian zeal less warm ? When such 35.
James Bush. Blessed are they who taste the sword For Christ and for His holy word ! They tread the path the fathers trod , Who , for the word by Moses spoken , Were ploughed and harrowed , as the ... Christian zeal less warm ? When such 35.
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James Bush. And is the Christian zeal less warm ? When such as they Beckon , Away ! And is the Christian hope less glorious ? The axe , that hews a martyr down , Opens the passage to his crown : He does but sleep to - night in sorrow ...
James Bush. And is the Christian zeal less warm ? When such as they Beckon , Away ! And is the Christian hope less glorious ? The axe , that hews a martyr down , Opens the passage to his crown : He does but sleep to - night in sorrow ...
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... christian graces . Thus are these things which have any resemblance of piety , and at the best are but means of ... christians who would consecrate their vices , and hallow their corrupt affections ; whose rugged 44.
... christian graces . Thus are these things which have any resemblance of piety , and at the best are but means of ... christians who would consecrate their vices , and hallow their corrupt affections ; whose rugged 44.
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amusement angry brow Ann Bayne Ann Payne BEATITUDES BEDFORD ROW BEDFORD STREET beseech Thee bird Blessed CARLISLE Cedars cheer Christian COCKERMOUTH CUMBERLAND CURATE OF PLUMBLAND Damocles deal dear familiar spot death Dionysius earth envious tongue eye each mote fame fish flowers frog globe to stray glory God's Grace gracious promise graves hallow Hare heart heaven hook hung a sword insect Ireland Isaiah JAMES BUSH lion's maw live bait Lord Lord's Prayer Luke xxii M.A. RECTOR Mercy mind morning mote they find neigh ness night o'er observes offended orphan's tear pike pleasure pride proud Quench RECTOR OF SOUTH Religion Reverend reverent thanks ruthless Havoc RUTLANDSHIRE Saith Nature SAYWELL SC BUTTERMERE CHAPEL scene scurvy Sermons on Lord's shame shew sight sinners broke SMITH SC BUTTERMERE soul SOUTH LUFFENHAM spirit tell thence things thou thoughts thus tranquillized THURNAM thy fellow kind widows worms wreck δε
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Page 41 - ... and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention; or a shop, for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator and...
Page 40 - But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to en-tertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession...
Page 74 - ... ourselves what store of sustenance had been brought from the wreck by the providence of some, and what could be procured on the island by the industry of others : but the produce of the one amounted to no more than two or three pounds of...
Page 69 - It is natural to think, that to men thus upon the point of perishing by shipwreck, the getting to land was the highest attainment of their wishes ; undoubtedly it was a desirable event ; yet, all things considered, our condition was but little mended by the change. Whichever way we looked, a scene of horror presented itself: on one side the wreck, (in which was all that we...
Page 65 - In this dreadful situation she (the ship) lay for some little time, every soul on board looking upon the present minute as his last, for there was nothing to be seen but breakers all around us. However, a mountainous sea hove her off from thence j but she presently struck again, and broke her tiller.
Page 90 - I deal with him. 1 am determined to take the very first opportunity of doing him an ill turn. Deal with me, I beseech thee, O Lord, as I deal with him.
Page 70 - ... on the other, the land did not wear a much more favourable appearance ; desolate and barren; without sign of culture, we could hope to receive little other benefit from it than the preservation it afforded us from the sea. We had wet, cold, and hunger, to struggle with, and no visible remedy against any of those evils.
Page 45 - Lebanon, and are remarkable as well for their own age and largeness, as for those frequent allusions made to them in the Word of God. Here are some of them very old, and of a prodigious bulk; and others younger of a smaller size.
Page 67 - In this terrifying and critical juncture, to have observed all the various modes of horror operating according to the several characters and complexions amongst us, it was necessary that the observer himself should have been free from all impressions of danger. Instances there were, however, of behaviour so very remarkable, they could not escape the notice of any one who was not entirely bereaved of his senses ; for some were in this condition to all intents and purposes ; particularly one, in the...
Page 87 - ... conceive such a man praying to God most High, to forgive him his trespasses, as he forgives the man who has trespassed against him. What in the mouth of such a man do these words mean? They mean . . .but that you may more fully understand their meaning, I will turn them into a prayer, which we will call the prayer of the unforgiving man: " O God, I. have sinned against thee many times, from my youth up until now.