Sketches of the Life of the Late, Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D.D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church in NewportHudson and Goodwin, 1805 - 240 pages |
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... cafe ever fince , generally despised and rejected of men . though it be a great mercy , and a very rich bleff- ing - meriting eternal thankfulness and praise , to be made inftrumental of converfions amongst the people to whom we preach ...
... cafe ever fince , generally despised and rejected of men . though it be a great mercy , and a very rich bleff- ing - meriting eternal thankfulness and praise , to be made inftrumental of converfions amongst the people to whom we preach ...
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... cafe in which I was , ap- peared more and more dreadful . I felt myself a guilty , justly condemned creature , and my hope of relief by obtaining conversion failed more and more , and my condition appeared darker from day to day , and ...
... cafe in which I was , ap- peared more and more dreadful . I felt myself a guilty , justly condemned creature , and my hope of relief by obtaining conversion failed more and more , and my condition appeared darker from day to day , and ...
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Samuel Hopkins. my cafe from those whom I confidered to be christians , and freely opened it to some of them . They appeared particularly to interest themselves in my condition , and often converfed with me , and asked me if I had any ...
Samuel Hopkins. my cafe from those whom I confidered to be christians , and freely opened it to some of them . They appeared particularly to interest themselves in my condition , and often converfed with me , and asked me if I had any ...
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... cafe , instead of growing better , appeared to grow worfe . Upon which we entered into a free con- verfation . And on the whole fhe told me , that fhe had peculiar exercifes repecting me , fince I had been in the family ; that fhe ...
... cafe , instead of growing better , appeared to grow worfe . Upon which we entered into a free con- verfation . And on the whole fhe told me , that fhe had peculiar exercifes repecting me , fince I had been in the family ; that fhe ...
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... cafe . But I fup- pofed he entertained a hope that I was a chrif- tian . 1 From this time I turned my thoughts upon preaching the gospel . And with a view to ob- tain a license to preach , I left Mr. Edwards's in the latter end of March ...
... cafe . But I fup- pofed he entertained a hope that I was a chrif- tian . 1 From this time I turned my thoughts upon preaching the gospel . And with a view to ob- tain a license to preach , I left Mr. Edwards's in the latter end of March ...
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Page 179 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 175 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Page 214 - Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it. It is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but — he shall be saved out of it.
Page 178 - And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Page 80 - And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Page 214 - For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of Hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: but they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Page 178 - And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Page 228 - And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
Page 171 - Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Page 203 - We are of God : he that knoweth God heareth us ; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.