Life's evening; or, Thoughts for the agedReligious Tract Society, 1854 - 163 sider |
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Side 5
... past day . Little incidents , too trifling perhaps to speak about , are reviewed and dwelt upon ; virtuous actions which have been per- formed win the approval of conscience , and wanderings from duty call forth feelings of regret ...
... past day . Little incidents , too trifling perhaps to speak about , are reviewed and dwelt upon ; virtuous actions which have been per- formed win the approval of conscience , and wanderings from duty call forth feelings of regret ...
Side 6
... past . The judgment is not so likely to be warped by the heat of excitement , nor the feelings to be swayed by the influence of passion , as in youthful days . The veteran , as he recalls the battle - field , can mark events , and form ...
... past . The judgment is not so likely to be warped by the heat of excitement , nor the feelings to be swayed by the influence of passion , as in youthful days . The veteran , as he recalls the battle - field , can mark events , and form ...
Side 7
... past history . Scrutinize your motives by the tests with which God's word furnishes you ; and try your conduct by his holy law . Let neither pride nor prejudice hide the real state of things from your view . How important is it that ...
... past history . Scrutinize your motives by the tests with which God's word furnishes you ; and try your conduct by his holy law . Let neither pride nor prejudice hide the real state of things from your view . How important is it that ...
Side 8
... past have convinced you that you have hitherto been living without God and without Christ in the world ; that you have been so absorbed with the trifles of earth as to have forgotten the attractions of heaven ; that , although a ...
... past have convinced you that you have hitherto been living without God and without Christ in the world ; that you have been so absorbed with the trifles of earth as to have forgotten the attractions of heaven ; that , although a ...
Side 9
... past should not only awaken penitence , it should excite gratitude . You have been wonderfully preserved from many dangers ; you have been safely guided through many difficulties ; you have been continually enriched with numberless ...
... past should not only awaken penitence , it should excite gratitude . You have been wonderfully preserved from many dangers ; you have been safely guided through many difficulties ; you have been continually enriched with numberless ...
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abide affliction aged believer aged Christian assurance bless bright cast cheerful comfort dark death earth earthly endeavour eternity everlasting extra cloth boards faith in Christ fear feel forget forsake friends gathered gilt edges glass darkly glory God's grace gracious half-bound happy hath heart heaven heavenly holy Holy Spirit hope infirmities Jesus Christ John JOHN FLAVEL John iii JOHN SHEPPARD John xiv journey labour Lamb of God life's light look mercy mind morocco never old age pain pass peace perfect pilgrim poor prayer present promises reader rejoice RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY repose rest righteousness Royal 18mo salvation Saviour Scripture selfish shadow sight sinner sins solemn soon sorrow soul spirit strengthen succour suffering thee things thou art Thou hast thou wilt thought throne thy days thy strength TISHBITE tract trials true trust truth unto weakness weary WILLIAM PALEY words youth
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Side 67 - Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Side 6 - ... not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you ; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Side 97 - Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Side 78 - Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!
Side 89 - Thou who dry'st the mourner's tear. How dark this world would be, If, when deceived and wounded here, We could not fly to Thee. The friends who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown ; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone. But Thou wilt heal that broken heart, Which, like the plants that throw Their fragrance from the wounded part, Breathes sweetness out of woe.
Side 148 - ... sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us, through the satisfaction of thy Son our LORD : to whom, with thee and the HOLY GHOST, be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
Side 39 - ... also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets...
Side 77 - ABIDE with me ; fast falls the eventide ; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide ; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Side 83 - But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus...
Side 48 - I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.