Thoughts for the thoughtful, by old Humphrey1842 |
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... true Prosperity 122 The Man in the Mask 124 The Picture Frame 126 The Tooth - ache 129 The Whetstone 131 Sunshine 133 Sympathy for Sailors . 135 The broken Finger post 138 The Times 140 Edmund Hawker 142 On an unfaithful Friend 145 ...
... true Prosperity 122 The Man in the Mask 124 The Picture Frame 126 The Tooth - ache 129 The Whetstone 131 Sunshine 133 Sympathy for Sailors . 135 The broken Finger post 138 The Times 140 Edmund Hawker 142 On an unfaithful Friend 145 ...
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... True it is , that there came no viper out of the heat ; but that did not signify . After a while , the party began singing , all standing round the fire . They were singing , alas ! not the praises of God , but I laughed in my sleeve ...
... True it is , that there came no viper out of the heat ; but that did not signify . After a while , the party began singing , all standing round the fire . They were singing , alas ! not the praises of God , but I laughed in my sleeve ...
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... true , and undoubtedly it is , then the word of God and the grace of God ought to be our daily delight . Now , the word of God and the grace of God both instruct us , that we value many things very highly here below , which are of no ...
... true , and undoubtedly it is , then the word of God and the grace of God ought to be our daily delight . Now , the word of God and the grace of God both instruct us , that we value many things very highly here below , which are of no ...
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... true , intend to say something , and the verse on the old tomb- stone was on the tip of his tongue ; but the sexton , with his shining bald head , having stuck on his hat all on one side , and thrown his blue jacket over his shoulder ...
... true , intend to say something , and the verse on the old tomb- stone was on the tip of his tongue ; but the sexton , with his shining bald head , having stuck on his hat all on one side , and thrown his blue jacket over his shoulder ...
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... true and faithful soldier of Jesus Christ , conquering under the banner of the cross . Sing , sojourner of the desert ! for the heat and burden of the day are well nigh past . Thirsty thou hast been ; but now thou hast rivers of water ...
... true and faithful soldier of Jesus Christ , conquering under the banner of the cross . Sing , sojourner of the desert ! for the heat and burden of the day are well nigh past . Thirsty thou hast been ; but now thou hast rivers of water ...
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Abel Austin affliction BALD-HEADED SEXTON Bamborough Castle Banian tree BERNARD GILPIN Bible blessed body branch BRINKBURN PRIORY broken Canaan Celts Cheviot Hills Christian churlish comfort corn corncrake dark death DEATH'S VISITS deceived delight DIVER ears earth EDMUND HAWKER endure enemy eternal everlasting evil faith Father fear fire glory God's goodly grace grave green hand hath head hear heart heaven heavenly hill holly bush holy hope hour humble James iv Jesus Christ joyful noise kind look Matt mercy mind never night old hovel Old Humphrey oppressed passed peace pearls PHILIP OF MACEDON pilgrim pleasant pointer dog poor praise prayer Redeemer rejoice rest rich Saviour SCOTTISH BORDER Scythians season Sing smutted sorrow soul spirit Teutates thee things thou art thought tongue trouble village walked waters wicked word youth
Popular passages
Page 271 - And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead...
Page 4 - LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Page 197 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Page 94 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 109 - As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Page 222 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 52 - OsING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Page 269 - Being, who is infinitely more than an adequate object of all those affections; whom we are commanded to "love with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind.
Page 19 - Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Page 264 - PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.