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... Cause of Afflictions , .... .312 4. Whether we are Christians , ..313 ... 5. Preparation for the Lord's Table ,. Conclusion ,. APPENDIX ,. A Course of Reading , ..316 ..317 .319 .319 YOUNG LADY'S GUIDE . CHAPTER I. TRUE RELIGION ...
... Cause of Afflictions , .... .312 4. Whether we are Christians , ..313 ... 5. Preparation for the Lord's Table ,. Conclusion ,. APPENDIX ,. A Course of Reading , ..316 ..317 .319 .319 YOUNG LADY'S GUIDE . CHAPTER I. TRUE RELIGION ...
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... cause the change from a state of nature to a state of grace is very great . Yet this change is imperfect , and the greater part of the work of " putting off the old man , ” — of “ bringing under the body and keeping it in subjection ...
... cause the change from a state of nature to a state of grace is very great . Yet this change is imperfect , and the greater part of the work of " putting off the old man , ” — of “ bringing under the body and keeping it in subjection ...
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... cause it to shrivel and die . The operation of grace is also compared to leaven ; which is so little at first that its presence in the meal can scarcely be perceived . But when it begins to work , it increases and extends till the whole ...
... cause it to shrivel and die . The operation of grace is also compared to leaven ; which is so little at first that its presence in the meal can scarcely be perceived . But when it begins to work , it increases and extends till the whole ...
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... cause the seed to spring up and grow ; and these rains are so plentiful as to carry on vegetation with steady progress , till near the harvest , when the " latter rain " falls , to perfect the crop to give body to the kernel , so that ...
... cause the seed to spring up and grow ; and these rains are so plentiful as to carry on vegetation with steady progress , till near the harvest , when the " latter rain " falls , to perfect the crop to give body to the kernel , so that ...
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... cause the grain to droop , and , perhaps , to appear as though it were going to dry up and wither away . So , often , previous to this new experience of which I am speaking , the Christian is brought through great trials , often exceed ...
... cause the grain to droop , and , perhaps , to appear as though it were going to dry up and wither away . So , often , previous to this new experience of which I am speaking , the Christian is brought through great trials , often exceed ...
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Page 274 - A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Page 38 - HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Page 120 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations ; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Page 36 - Be not ye therefore partakers with them : for ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
Page 39 - Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Page 246 - Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Page 150 - For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Page 139 - And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : and as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
Page 140 - And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, (ready to depart on the morrow) and continued his speech until midnight.
Page 106 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering: for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.