Good Thoughts in Bad Times, and Other PapersTicknor and Fields, 1863 - 397 pages |
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afflicted Ahimaaz Anabaptist Apostle bad company behold better betwixt blessed Brownist called cause charity child Christ Christian church comfort committed conceive confess cure David death desire despair devil DIALOGUE divine doth Egypt endeavour England ephah eyes faith father favour fear former formerly give glory godly goeth grace hand happy hath hear heart heaven hereafter holy honour hope Joab justly king land lest Lord Lord's Lord's prayer man's Matth means men's mercy minister mouth ness never pain Papists pardon peace perchance person Pharaoh PHIL piety pious pleased pray prayers present preter promises Psalm repentance saints saith Satan Saviour Scripture sick sins sorrow soul spirit sure sword ten commandments therein thereof thine things THOMAS FULLER thou hast TIMOTHEUS tion tongue unto thee whilst wicked word wounded con wounded conscience XVII xviii
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Page 29 - And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Page 33 - And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
Page 325 - And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Page 101 - And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Page 180 - But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Page 180 - And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
Page 37 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Page 115 - And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Page 234 - And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies ; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day : and - it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
Page 112 - And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? Was I ever wont to do so unto thee?