The Works of Hannah More, in Four Volumes: Including Several Pieces Never Before Published, Volume 3

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D. Graisberry, 1803 - 393 pagina's

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Pagina 20 - Art Thou He that cometh or look we for another? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go your way and tell John the things which ye do hear and see : the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up and the poor have good tidings preached to them : and blessed is he whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in Me.
Pagina 99 - But the end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Pagina 154 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Pagina 148 - Jones, those who teach the poor must indeed give line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, as they can receive it. So that teaching must be a great grievance to those who do not really make it a labour of love.
Pagina 114 - ... godliness hath promise of the life that now is," as well as of that which is to come.
Pagina 401 - How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which kings or laws can cause or cure!
Pagina 4 - Yet he does what he can, and more than many richer men do, and more than he can well afford. Besides that, his prayers and good advice we are always sure of; and we are truly thankful for that, for a man must give, you know, sir, according to what he hath, and not according to what he hath not.
Pagina 356 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Pagina 281 - I take encouragement tb,at that glorious prophecy, that " of the increase of his government there shall be no " end," seems to be gradually accomplishing; and in no instance more, perhaps, than in the noble attempt about to be made for the abolition of the African Slave-trade*.

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