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... the adorable Redeemer , that he presents them in this form to the Churches of the Lord . S. H. T. PHILADELPHIA , October 1 , 1832 . THE CHRISTIAN'S OWN BOOK . MEDITATION I. Accountability to God xii INTRODUCTORY ESSAY .
... the adorable Redeemer , that he presents them in this form to the Churches of the Lord . S. H. T. PHILADELPHIA , October 1 , 1832 . THE CHRISTIAN'S OWN BOOK . MEDITATION I. Accountability to God xii INTRODUCTORY ESSAY .
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... Redeemer , beat down and drive out the spirit of pride , and impart to me , in much mercy , the treasure of thy own unexampled humi- lity and wonderful condescension . Thou art my Saviour , take from me the rage of anger ; and arm me ...
... Redeemer , beat down and drive out the spirit of pride , and impart to me , in much mercy , the treasure of thy own unexampled humi- lity and wonderful condescension . Thou art my Saviour , take from me the rage of anger ; and arm me ...
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... Redeemer , so to dispose my heart and actions , that I may be united to him in the same spirit , who did not disdain to be united to me in the same flesh . See his pale breast , his purple sides , his eyes lan- guishing in death , his ...
... Redeemer , so to dispose my heart and actions , that I may be united to him in the same spirit , who did not disdain to be united to me in the same flesh . See his pale breast , his purple sides , his eyes lan- guishing in death , his ...
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... Redeemer . Be- tween my sins and his righteousness there is no comparison , no proportion at all , either for quality or degree , no more than there is between God and man , between an atom and an infinite . For what is it possible for ...
... Redeemer . Be- tween my sins and his righteousness there is no comparison , no proportion at all , either for quality or degree , no more than there is between God and man , between an atom and an infinite . For what is it possible for ...
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... Redeemer , in whom his malice could find nothing . Justify me by him , who did no sin , neither was any guile found in his mouth . By that holy and spotless head of all thy saints , convey health and salvation to thy weak polluted ...
... Redeemer , in whom his malice could find nothing . Justify me by him , who did no sin , neither was any guile found in his mouth . By that holy and spotless head of all thy saints , convey health and salvation to thy weak polluted ...
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Page 57 - O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely.
Page 56 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 78 - Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense; and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
Page 131 - I love God," and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
Page 38 - Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name ; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Page 35 - BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our "Lord : for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world ; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life.
Page 73 - If I climb up into heaven, Thou art there : if I go down to hell, Thou art there also.
Page 93 - For the LORD hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for himself: he hath longed for her. 15 This shall be my rest for ever : here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein.
Page 37 - For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Page 60 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.