Every Man's Monitor: Or, The Universal Counsellor, in Prose and Verse, Being a Collection of Select Sentences, Choice Maxims, and Divine Precepts, Suited Both Youth and Age of Every Sect and Denomination, as Long as Time EnduresW. W.Woodward, 1815 - 298 pages |
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... with the divine blessing , they will have their desired effect ; that is , make you holy in life , and happy in death ; which is the sincere desire of Your Friend , J. C. CONTENTS . 9 || On Conscience , EVERY MAN'S MONITOR vi PREFACE .
... with the divine blessing , they will have their desired effect ; that is , make you holy in life , and happy in death ; which is the sincere desire of Your Friend , J. C. CONTENTS . 9 || On Conscience , EVERY MAN'S MONITOR vi PREFACE .
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... desire your soul to save : On swifest wings it flies away , And will not for the monarch stay : Therefore the present hour improve If you hope to enjoy the bliss above . ON OLD AGE . WRINKLES and gray hairs are the EVERY MAN'S MONITOR . 11.
... desire your soul to save : On swifest wings it flies away , And will not for the monarch stay : Therefore the present hour improve If you hope to enjoy the bliss above . ON OLD AGE . WRINKLES and gray hairs are the EVERY MAN'S MONITOR . 11.
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... desire into an entertainment , every prayer into a song of praise , every sigh into an hallelujah , every tear into a pearl , and every stone of reproach into a diamond for my glittering crown . " Death is a friend to all the good , A ...
... desire into an entertainment , every prayer into a song of praise , every sigh into an hallelujah , every tear into a pearl , and every stone of reproach into a diamond for my glittering crown . " Death is a friend to all the good , A ...
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... desires . God consults our wants , not our wantonness . God regards not the praise of the tongue , if there be no melody in the heart . God esteems not man for a heavy purse , but a righteous heart . God judges not by the gold ring or ...
... desires . God consults our wants , not our wantonness . God regards not the praise of the tongue , if there be no melody in the heart . God esteems not man for a heavy purse , but a righteous heart . God judges not by the gold ring or ...
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... desires be according to our wants , it is impos- sible we should want above what we desire . - It is the contentedest life ; it carries the fading creature , and lays him upon Christ , and under all muta- bility , still holds all ...
... desires be according to our wants , it is impos- sible we should want above what we desire . - It is the contentedest life ; it carries the fading creature , and lays him upon Christ , and under all muta- bility , still holds all ...
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EVERY MANS MONITOR William 1644-1718 Penn,John D. 1808 Coltman, Comp,John 1703-1791 Wesley No preview available - 2016 |
EVERY MANS MONITOR William 1644-1718 Penn,John D. 1808 Coltman, Comp,John 1703-1791 Wesley No preview available - 2016 |
Every Man's Monitor: Or, the Universal Counsellor, in Prose and Verse, Being ... John Wesley,William Penn,John Coltman No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 227 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 241 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 221 - He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich He hath sent empty away.
Page 240 - I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Page 231 - My son, fear thou the LORD and the king : and meddle not with them that are given to change...
Page 241 - Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 227 - Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
Page 228 - Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Page 240 - Know ye not that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible.
Page 293 - Are you willing to hear me speak?" Many cried out, "No, no! knock his brains out; down with him; kill him at once." Others said, "Nay, but we will hear him first." I began asking, "What evil have I done? Which of you all have I wronged in word or deed?