The Works of the Rev. John Newton ...N. Whiting, 1824 |
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Page 44
... observation strongly confirm the remark of the poet , Men are but children of a larger growth . If you put a telescope into the hands of a child , he will proba- bly admire the outside , especially if it .be finely ornamented . But the ...
... observation strongly confirm the remark of the poet , Men are but children of a larger growth . If you put a telescope into the hands of a child , he will proba- bly admire the outside , especially if it .be finely ornamented . But the ...
Page 46
... observing more at large hereafter . He , therefore , who came purposely to bless the nations , by turning them from darkness to light , and from the worship of dumb idols to serve the living and true God , may justly be called their ...
... observing more at large hereafter . He , therefore , who came purposely to bless the nations , by turning them from darkness to light , and from the worship of dumb idols to serve the living and true God , may justly be called their ...
Page 93
... observe , that the exaltation of the Redeemer infers the dig- nity and security of the people who are united to him by faith . They have , in one respect , an appropriate honour , in which the angels cannot share . Their best friend ...
... observe , that the exaltation of the Redeemer infers the dig- nity and security of the people who are united to him by faith . They have , in one respect , an appropriate honour , in which the angels cannot share . Their best friend ...
Page 98
... observation of every day . Forsake the foolish , therefore , and live . And , while the door of mercy is still open before you , pray to him who is able to bless you indeed , by delivering you from the guilt , and from the power of your ...
... observation of every day . Forsake the foolish , therefore , and live . And , while the door of mercy is still open before you , pray to him who is able to bless you indeed , by delivering you from the guilt , and from the power of your ...
Page 113
... observe , that you are different from what you once were . And if any of you should be convinced , that hitherto you have been a Christian only in name and in form , but destitute of that which constitutes the life and power of real ...
... observe , that you are different from what you once were . And if any of you should be convinced , that hitherto you have been a Christian only in name and in form , but destitute of that which constitutes the life and power of real ...
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Page 583 - Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Page 239 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 21 - For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead; And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them and rose again.
Page 84 - I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Page 444 - The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble ; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Page 118 - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Page 35 - Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save ; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear : but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Page 109 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat ; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 89 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 35 - Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.