Letters to the YoungPerkins, Marvin, 1834 - 264 pagina's |
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Pagina 24
... perfect as a hero . Separate him altogether from the prophet and the saint , and regard him simply as a warrior who lived at a period when war was the occupation of life , and personal prowess the sole distinction of character . And ...
... perfect as a hero . Separate him altogether from the prophet and the saint , and regard him simply as a warrior who lived at a period when war was the occupation of life , and personal prowess the sole distinction of character . And ...
Pagina 27
... perfect . Comparing him with other heroes of old , though acknow- ledging all their bravery and all their force of mind , we may alter the words of Manfred , and say , that David had- " Not these alone , but with them gentler powers ...
... perfect . Comparing him with other heroes of old , though acknow- ledging all their bravery and all their force of mind , we may alter the words of Manfred , and say , that David had- " Not these alone , but with them gentler powers ...
Pagina 31
... perfect . Both were filled " from the crown to the toe , top- full of direst cruelty , " mingled with a spirit of " pure demoniac firmness , " which knew not , or , if it knew , heeded not the relentings of nature . Their minds were ...
... perfect . Both were filled " from the crown to the toe , top- full of direst cruelty , " mingled with a spirit of " pure demoniac firmness , " which knew not , or , if it knew , heeded not the relentings of nature . Their minds were ...
Pagina 52
... perfect " are admitted to behold the face of God , we , through the medium of the Scriptures , may even here understand somewhat of his char- acter if they are received into his glory , we may be led by his counsel . But who , alas ...
... perfect " are admitted to behold the face of God , we , through the medium of the Scriptures , may even here understand somewhat of his char- acter if they are received into his glory , we may be led by his counsel . But who , alas ...
Pagina 55
... perfect in every part ! It was not casting its to them that steady light , which rays backwards , illumines . the vista from Revelation to Genesis , which enables man to read the mind of God throughout the past , and thereby to read it ...
... perfect in every part ! It was not casting its to them that steady light , which rays backwards , illumines . the vista from Revelation to Genesis , which enables man to read the mind of God throughout the past , and thereby to read it ...
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Absalom affections Ahab allegory beauty behold Bible blessings character character of Christ Christ Christian creature David dear dearest death declension delight desire despise divine divine grace duty earth earthly enjoyment eternity evil faith fancies Father fear feel fruit give glorious glory grace Habakkuk habits happiness hath heart heaven holy Holy Spirit honor hope human idolatry imagination influence intellectual Isaiah Israel Jesus Jews king less LETTER light live look Lord ment mind moral motive mournful Naboth nature ness never Old Testament ourselves peace perfect person pleasure pray prayer precept present principle promised prophet Psalm regard religion religious remember render salvation satisfied Saviour Scriptures seek Sir John Moore sorrow soul spirit strength strive taste thee thine things thou thought thousand tion true truth uncon unim unto vanity walk Washington Irving Weep whilst words young
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Pagina 236 - And 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.
Pagina 59 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
Pagina 24 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Pagina 44 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains...
Pagina 188 - Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Pagina 38 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; That opened not the house of his prisoners?
Pagina 105 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Pagina 42 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being, My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
Pagina 37 - How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Pagina 38 - She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.