 The soul of a true Christian, as I then wrote my meditations, appeared like such a little white flower as we see in the spring of the year, low and humble, on the ground; opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory; rejoicing, as...  The Eclectic Review - Page 734edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1853 - 464 pages
...gentle and vivifying beams of the sun. The soul of a true Christian, as I then wrote my meditations, appeared like such a little white flower as we see...spring of the year; low and humble on the ground, opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory ; rejoicing as it were in a calm... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1853 - 506 pages
...people, enjoying the calm raptures of devotion, " appeared like such a little white flower as we CHAP. see in the spring of the year, low and humble on the...ground, standing peacefully and lovingly in the midst 1754. of the flowers round about ; all, in like manner, opening their bosoms to drink in the light... | |
 | 1854 - 874 pages
...the gentle vivifying beams of the sun. The soul of a true Christian, as 1 then wrote my meditations, appeared like such a little white flower as we see in the spring of the year ; low and humble in the ground, opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory ; rejoicing, as it... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1854 - 592 pages
...HENRY BUTTON." A BEAUTIFUL SIMILE. JONATHAN EDWARDS describes a Christian as being like " such a little flower as we see in the spring of the year, low and humble on the ground; opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory ; rejoicing as it were in a calm... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 294 pages
...full of ardor and humility. "The soul of a true Christian, as I then wrote my meditations'' says he, "appeared like such a little white flower as we see in the spring of the year ; low and humlile on the ground, opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory; rejoicing,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...true Christian, as I then wrote rny meditation-'," says he, "appeared like such a little white tlower as we see in the spring of the year ; low and humble on the ground, opening its bosom to reevive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory; rejoicing, as it were, in a calm... | |
 | 1855 - 662 pages
...BEAUTIFUL SIMILE. — The pions Jonathan Edwards describes a Christian as being like " such a littlo flower as we see in the Spring of the year, low and humble on the gronnd ; opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory ; rejoicing, as it were,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 704 pages
...full of ardor and humility. "The son! of a true Christian, as I then wrote ray meditations," says he, "appeared like such a little white flower as we see...spring of the year ; low and humble on the ground, opening its bosom to receive the pleasant beams of the sun's glory ; rejoicing, as it were, in a calm... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 501 pages
...farm-houses, owned as freeholds, without quitrents, were dotted along the way; and the village pastor among his people, enjoying the calm raptures of devotion, " appeared like such a little white flower as we CHAP, see in the spring of the year, low and humble on the v_^, ground, standing peacefully and lovingly... | |
 | george bancropt - 1856 - 496 pages
...farm-houses, owned as freeholds, without quitrents, were dotted along the way ; and the village pastor among his people, enjoying the calm raptures of devotion,..." appeared like such, a little white flower as we CHAP. see in the spring of the year, low and humble on the , ^ ground, standing peacefully and lovingly... | |
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