The Works of the Rev. John Newton ...N. Whiting, 1826 |
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... mind , my letters assumed a graver cast ; I was willing to in- sert such a series as might mark the progress of that spiritual know- ledge which the Lord taught me to seek , and which I did not seek en- tirely in vain . My letters ...
... mind , my letters assumed a graver cast ; I was willing to in- sert such a series as might mark the progress of that spiritual know- ledge which the Lord taught me to seek , and which I did not seek en- tirely in vain . My letters ...
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... mind . The wilderness would become a garden : fraud , vio- lence , discord , oppression , and profligacy , would ... minds , rescued from the tyranny of contending inordinate passions , and taught to fill up their places in society with ...
... mind . The wilderness would become a garden : fraud , vio- lence , discord , oppression , and profligacy , would ... minds , rescued from the tyranny of contending inordinate passions , and taught to fill up their places in society with ...
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... mind from God , that they who would tremble to be seated in a carriage drawn by unru- ly horses , with no one to manage the reins , are reduced to deny gov- erning providence of God over all his creatures , and especially over mankind ...
... mind from God , that they who would tremble to be seated in a carriage drawn by unru- ly horses , with no one to manage the reins , are reduced to deny gov- erning providence of God over all his creatures , and especially over mankind ...
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... mind , and beg you , by all the regard you have for me , to strive against it . If my dearest M will permit me to offer my best advice , and which I propose as a rule to myself - it is this - To endeav- our to cast all your care upon ...
... mind , and beg you , by all the regard you have for me , to strive against it . If my dearest M will permit me to offer my best advice , and which I propose as a rule to myself - it is this - To endeav- our to cast all your care upon ...
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... mind of writing by every probable opportunity . I press to my lips the paper that will be with you in a few days , while I must be kept from you for many months . Adieu . I am yours , & c . Ramsay , Isle of Man , August 24 . I COULD not ...
... mind of writing by every probable opportunity . I press to my lips the paper that will be with you in a few days , while I must be kept from you for many months . Adieu . I am yours , & c . Ramsay , Isle of Man , August 24 . I COULD not ...
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