Early piety, illustrated in the brief memoir and journal of a youthful member of the congregation of st James's chapel, Edinburgh |
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Page 69 - Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Page 143 - Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?
Page 57 - For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake ; 30 Having the same conflict "which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Page 15 - Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love thee, and adore ; Oh ! for grace to love thee more.
Page 50 - PSALM cm. pRAISE the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me •*• praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all his benefits.
Page 48 - For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Page 63 - my son, I will tell you a secret worth your knowing and remembering. The elevation I have met with in life, particularly this last instance of it, has not been owing to any superior merit or abilities, but to my humility ; to my not having set up myself above others, and to a uniform endeavor to pass through life void of offence towards God and man.
Page 45 - And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him, for they know not the voice of strangers.
Page 19 - Lord, and in the power of his might ; to put on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Page 45 - God, who is the father of all consolation, does not suffer them to be tempted above that they are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that they may be able <o bear it, 1 Cor.