Sarah Martin, the Prison Visitor, of Great Yarmouth: With Extracts from Her Writings & Prison JournalsReligious tract society, 1799 - 144 pages |
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... poor friend , the old gentleman before mentioned , as well as to others , with astonishment and admiration of what I had heard . He said , the novelty pleased me and would wear off ; whilst the answer of my LIFE OF SARAH MARTIN . 7.
... poor friend , the old gentleman before mentioned , as well as to others , with astonishment and admiration of what I had heard . He said , the novelty pleased me and would wear off ; whilst the answer of my LIFE OF SARAH MARTIN . 7.
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... poor in the workhouse ; and by my gra- cious God I was soon indulged in this also . Having been told of a young woman afflicted with an abscess , I found admission by going to visit her , and at her death , obtained the desire of my ...
... poor in the workhouse ; and by my gra- cious God I was soon indulged in this also . Having been told of a young woman afflicted with an abscess , I found admission by going to visit her , and at her death , obtained the desire of my ...
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... poor , they also supported em- ployment for the prisoners . By means of this plan , many young women , who were not able to sew , learned the art , and , in satisfactory instances , had a little money to take at the end of the term of ...
... poor , they also supported em- ployment for the prisoners . By means of this plan , many young women , who were not able to sew , learned the art , and , in satisfactory instances , had a little money to take at the end of the term of ...
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... poor at reduced prices . In March , 1836 , a lady of the British Ladies ' Society sent me 27. for the prison , which I at once set apart for the use of male prisoners , who had earned nothing , and were destitute on their dis- charge ...
... poor at reduced prices . In March , 1836 , a lady of the British Ladies ' Society sent me 27. for the prison , which I at once set apart for the use of male prisoners , who had earned nothing , and were destitute on their dis- charge ...
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... poor sinful men , mercy brings every blessing for his restoration and eternal peace . Ah ! did we know how wicked we are , did we not shut our eyes against the truth , we should be afraid to lie down to sleep with our sins unpar- doned ...
... poor sinful men , mercy brings every blessing for his restoration and eternal peace . Ah ! did we know how wicked we are , did we not shut our eyes against the truth , we should be afraid to lie down to sleep with our sins unpar- doned ...
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Popular passages
Page 106 - Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Page 96 - ... .Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, Son of man, and say to the wind, thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 98 - And inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me...
Page 78 - For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Page 43 - God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 86 - And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Page 79 - As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women.
Page 96 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 77 - ... if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon-day : and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Page 78 - Thou shalt also decree a thing, And it shall be established unto thee : And the light shall shine upon thy ways.