The Christian Library: The life of the Rev. John WesleyThomas George, Jr., 1826 |
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... racter . * The calm courage of the man who was thus so violently and unjustly persecuted , was not , however , to be shaken . " I sat still at home , " says Mr. Wes- ley , " and I thank God , easy , having committed my cause to him ...
... racter . * The calm courage of the man who was thus so violently and unjustly persecuted , was not , however , to be shaken . " I sat still at home , " says Mr. Wes- ley , " and I thank God , easy , having committed my cause to him ...
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... racter . Of what use were the accumulation of wealth to him , through his whole course , never allowed himself to taste the repose of indo lence , or even of the common indulgence in the use of the necessaries of life ? Free from the ...
... racter . Of what use were the accumulation of wealth to him , through his whole course , never allowed himself to taste the repose of indo lence , or even of the common indulgence in the use of the necessaries of life ? Free from the ...
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... racter . First school . Cruelty he experienced there . First serious impressions . Is placed under the care of an eminent oculist . En- trance upon Westminster School . Character while there . Remo- val thence . Entrance upon an ...
... racter . First school . Cruelty he experienced there . First serious impressions . Is placed under the care of an eminent oculist . En- trance upon Westminster School . Character while there . Remo- val thence . Entrance upon an ...
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... racter . Engages with Mr. Newton to write the Olney Hymns Cowper's severe indisposition . GREAT as were the advantages enjoyed by Cowper , while inmated with the Unwin family at Hunting- don , they were not to be compared with those ...
... racter . Engages with Mr. Newton to write the Olney Hymns Cowper's severe indisposition . GREAT as were the advantages enjoyed by Cowper , while inmated with the Unwin family at Hunting- don , they were not to be compared with those ...
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... racter , and with such connections , seems to make a void in society that can never be filled . God seemed to have made him just what he was , that he might be a blessing to others , and when the influence of his character and abilities ...
... racter , and with such connections , seems to make a void in society that can never be filled . God seemed to have made him just what he was , that he might be a blessing to others , and when the influence of his character and abilities ...
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Common terms and phrases
admirable affection affliction Antinomian appear attention believe blessing brother called Calvinistic chapel character Charles Wesley Christ Christian church church of England circumstances comfort congregation Cowper dear death delight desire divine doctrine Eartham excellent faith father feel give glory gospel grace happy Harwich heart heaven holy Holy Spirit Homer honor hope Hordle Hoxton hymns influence Jesus John Wesley labors Lady letter live Liverpool Lord Luther manner means melancholy Melancthon ment mercy Metho Methodists mind minister ministry morning nature ness never Newton occasion Olney peace persons piety pleased pleasure poems poet pray prayer preached preachers present racter received religion religious remarks respect salvation Samuel Wesley Scrip Scripture seemed sermon sincere societies soul Spencer spirit thee thing THOMAS SPENCER thou thought tion truth unto Unwin views Wesley's whilst wish word write
Popular passages
Page 51 - For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Page 272 - Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
Page 26 - Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Page 179 - Thy indistinct expressions seem Like language utter'd in a dream ; Yet me they charm, whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For could I view nor them nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I see ? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary ! Partakers of thy sad decline Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet, gently prest, press gently mine, My Mary...
Page 263 - Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
Page 87 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread, Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 262 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 191 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and, though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — " My Father made them all 1
Page 45 - Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near...
Page 247 - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas, your sorrow, is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor; So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...