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... is to be derived from four distinct sources of enjoyment : it is derivable , FIRST ,
From the removal of the evils which are incompatible with happiness . Man , as a
sinner against God , lies under awful disqualifications for the enjoyment of true ...
... is to be derived from four distinct sources of enjoyment : it is derivable , FIRST ,
From the removal of the evils which are incompatible with happiness . Man , as a
sinner against God , lies under awful disqualifications for the enjoyment of true ...
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Think how many of your fellow - creatures , with natural susceptibilities of delight
not inferior to your own , are altogether strangers to true happiness , and destitute
of the moral and divinely prescribed means of discovering the way to its ...
Think how many of your fellow - creatures , with natural susceptibilities of delight
not inferior to your own , are altogether strangers to true happiness , and destitute
of the moral and divinely prescribed means of discovering the way to its ...
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Such , then , are the evils , against which we must vigilantly guard , if we are
sincerely desirous of entering into the true spirit of Sabbath delights ; and such is
the observance of this holy day for which I plead , not simply on the ground of
duty ...
Such , then , are the evils , against which we must vigilantly guard , if we are
sincerely desirous of entering into the true spirit of Sabbath delights ; and such is
the observance of this holy day for which I plead , not simply on the ground of
duty ...
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I heard , " said the disciple who was favoured with visions of paradise , “ I heard a
great voice of much people in heaven , saying , Alleluia ; Salvation , and glory ,
and honour , and power , unto the Lord our God : for true and righteous are his ...
I heard , " said the disciple who was favoured with visions of paradise , “ I heard a
great voice of much people in heaven , saying , Alleluia ; Salvation , and glory ,
and honour , and power , unto the Lord our God : for true and righteous are his ...
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No temporary evils can be so formidable , no transient sacrifices can be so costly
, as to justify the abandonment of the pursuit of eternal blessedness . But is it
indeed true , that while the end is attractive , the gloom of the way repels ? Is it
true ...
No temporary evils can be so formidable , no transient sacrifices can be so costly
, as to justify the abandonment of the pursuit of eternal blessedness . But is it
indeed true , that while the end is attractive , the gloom of the way repels ? Is it
true ...
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Seite 109 - Likewise .the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Seite 124 - For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Seite 76 - So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
Seite 172 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works.
Seite 75 - Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Seite 38 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous...
Seite 106 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Seite 194 - Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Seite 69 - And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Seite 142 - Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Pleasures of Religion... |
| Autor/in | Henry Forster Burder |
| Verlag | Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1843 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 13. Juni 2007 |
| Länge | 234 Seiten |
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