A Treatise on the Keeping of the HeartA. Blauvelt, 1801 - 212 pages |
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... earthly . To see a < 6 man humble under prosperity , is one of " the greatest rarities in the world . Even " a good Hezekiah could not hide a vain " glorious temper under his temptation , " and hence that caution to Israel , Deut . vi ...
... earthly . To see a < 6 man humble under prosperity , is one of " the greatest rarities in the world . Even " a good Hezekiah could not hide a vain " glorious temper under his temptation , " and hence that caution to Israel , Deut . vi ...
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... earthly pleasures , whilst others have been whipt to heaven by the rod of affliction ? How few , like the daughters of Tyre , come to Christ with a gift ! How few among the rich intreat his favour ! 2 It may yet keep us more humble and ...
... earthly pleasures , whilst others have been whipt to heaven by the rod of affliction ? How few , like the daughters of Tyre , come to Christ with a gift ! How few among the rich intreat his favour ! 2 It may yet keep us more humble and ...
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... earthly things are to a soul heartily en gaged in the way to heaven . They shut out much of heaven from us at present , though they may not shut us out of hea- ven at last . If thou consider thyself , un- der the notion of a stranger in ...
... earthly things are to a soul heartily en gaged in the way to heaven . They shut out much of heaven from us at present , though they may not shut us out of hea- ven at last . If thou consider thyself , un- der the notion of a stranger in ...
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... earthly comforts , could encourage himself in the Lord his God , and why cannot you ? Suppose your hus- band or child had lost all at sea , and should come to you in rags ; could you deny the relation , or refuse to entertain him ? If ...
... earthly comforts , could encourage himself in the Lord his God , and why cannot you ? Suppose your hus- band or child had lost all at sea , and should come to you in rags ; could you deny the relation , or refuse to entertain him ? If ...
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... earthly heart , so many impoverishing providences for him : did you but see this , I need say no more to support the most dejected heart . 8 Help . Farther , it would much con- duce to the settlement of your hearts , to consider , that ...
... earthly heart , so many impoverishing providences for him : did you but see this , I need say no more to support the most dejected heart . 8 Help . Farther , it would much con- duce to the settlement of your hearts , to consider , that ...
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Page 107 - Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.
Page 140 - But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Page 136 - For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease : and there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am feeble and sore broken : I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Page 20 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; He that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; He that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
Page 26 - MY HEART is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Page 116 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that we should follow his steps : who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Page 34 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 77 - Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him : but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Page 202 - The law of his God is in his heart ; none of his steps shall slide.
Page 6 - A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.