The complete duty of man: or, A system of doctrinal and practical Christianity1841 |
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Page iii
... thought it too prolix , as to appear more like an abridgment than an original work . At the close of the author's life , a fifth edition was prepared by his son , the Rev. John Venn , Rector of Clapham , Surrey ; in which the style was ...
... thought it too prolix , as to appear more like an abridgment than an original work . At the close of the author's life , a fifth edition was prepared by his son , the Rev. John Venn , Rector of Clapham , Surrey ; in which the style was ...
Page vii
... thought powerfully struck his mind : - " What is it , to live to the glory of God ? Do I live as I pray ? What course of life ought I to pursue , to glorify God ? " After much reflection on this subject , he came to this conclusion ...
... thought powerfully struck his mind : - " What is it , to live to the glory of God ? Do I live as I pray ? What course of life ought I to pursue , to glorify God ? " After much reflection on this subject , he came to this conclusion ...
Page ix
... thought , would require a person of some private fortune to put and keep in proper repair . Mr. Venn having learnt these cir- cumstances , while the patron's mind was still wavering , turned the scale against himself . Having long been ...
... thought , would require a person of some private fortune to put and keep in proper repair . Mr. Venn having learnt these cir- cumstances , while the patron's mind was still wavering , turned the scale against himself . Having long been ...
Page x
... thought from the love or fear of God - every rising of irregular desires and passions - every thought which seemed to be contrary to the spirit of our holy religion . This he deeply lamented before God , and , with fervent prayer ...
... thought from the love or fear of God - every rising of irregular desires and passions - every thought which seemed to be contrary to the spirit of our holy religion . This he deeply lamented before God , and , with fervent prayer ...
Page xiv
... thought equally repugnant to reason and to scripture : but the experience he now had of the corruption of his nature , of the frailty and weakness of man , of the insufficiency even of his best endeavours , led him gradually to ascribe ...
... thought equally repugnant to reason and to scripture : but the experience he now had of the corruption of his nature , of the frailty and weakness of man , of the insufficiency even of his best endeavours , led him gradually to ascribe ...
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Page 298 - Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Page 121 - Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Page 265 - For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Page 223 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 173 - Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Page 93 - Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: For I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, The word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall swear.
Page 26 - And they shall go forth and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me; for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Page 173 - God is our refuge and strength : a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed : and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea : Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled : though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 26 - For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Page 223 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children : 6 That the generation to come might know them, Even the children which should be born ; Who should arise and declare them to their children...