The Better Land; Or, the Christian Emigrant's Guide to HeavenR. Bryant, 1853 - 277 sidor |
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... observation , unite to convince us that the present world is not our rest . And if we seriously reflect on the imperfect good and the numerous evils of this sublunary state , we shall find no cause to regret , but , on the contrary ...
... observation , unite to convince us that the present world is not our rest . And if we seriously reflect on the imperfect good and the numerous evils of this sublunary state , we shall find no cause to regret , but , on the contrary ...
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... , with this un- derstanding , let us carefully observe 1. The general features of the country . " The waste howling wilderness . " -- Deut . xxxii . 10 . The country where every sinner has his spiritual residence is 8 THE PRESENT WORLD .
... , with this un- derstanding , let us carefully observe 1. The general features of the country . " The waste howling wilderness . " -- Deut . xxxii . 10 . The country where every sinner has his spiritual residence is 8 THE PRESENT WORLD .
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... Observe we : — 2. Its diabolic government and satanic ruler . " That old serpent , called the devil , and Satan , which deceiveth the whole world . " - Rev . xii . 9 . Having attempted a brief historical account and geographical ...
... Observe we : — 2. Its diabolic government and satanic ruler . " That old serpent , called the devil , and Satan , which deceiveth the whole world . " - Rev . xii . 9 . Having attempted a brief historical account and geographical ...
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... Observe we : - 3. Its morally degraded and infidel population . " The God of this world hath blinded the eyes of them which believe not . " - 2 Cor . iv . 4 . Having noticed the place and the Prince , let us now turn our attention to ...
... Observe we : - 3. Its morally degraded and infidel population . " The God of this world hath blinded the eyes of them which believe not . " - 2 Cor . iv . 4 . Having noticed the place and the Prince , let us now turn our attention to ...
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... Observe we : - 4. Its frequent and strange illusions . " Vanity of vanities , all is vanity . " - Eccles . i . 2 . There is a vanity and emptiness in sublunary things which most men experience , but which only few are able to describe ...
... Observe we : - 4. Its frequent and strange illusions . " Vanity of vanities , all is vanity . " - Eccles . i . 2 . There is a vanity and emptiness in sublunary things which most men experience , but which only few are able to describe ...
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The Better Land; Or, The Christian Emigrant's Guide to Heaven ... Jeremiah Dodsworth Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1853 |
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Sida 160 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Sida 76 - Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ? Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand — Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ? Not there ; not there, my child.
Sida 44 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Sida 9 - Still more particularly it foreshows a period, " when the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard lie down with the kid ; and the calf, and the young lion, and the failing together ; and a little child shall lead them.
Sida 15 - Their throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Sida 267 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Sida 206 - Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Sida 286 - Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
Sida 194 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Sida 96 - And immediately I was in the spirit : and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone : and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.