Biographical Sketches of the Founder, and Principal Alumni of the Log College: Together with an Account of the Revivals of Religion, Under Their MinistryArchibald Alexander |
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Page 368 - WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us ; whereof we are glad.
Page 141 - Although my house be not so with God; yet He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although He make it not to grow.
Page 46 - Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you ; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Page 213 - Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, 0 Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach...
Page 271 - And he answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it : and if it bear fruit, well ; and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Page 172 - ... afterwards I was that person. The ravishing sounds of the songs and hallelujahs that I heard, and the very words that were uttered, were not out of my ears, when awake, for at least three years. All the kingdoms of the earth were in my sight as nothing and vanity ; and so great were my ideas of heavenly glory, that nothing which did not, in some measure, relate to it, could command my serious attention.
Page 210 - Mr. W. pressed him again; Mr. T. again answered, " No, Sir, it is no pleasure to me at all ; and if you knew your duty, it would be none to you. I have nothing to do with death, my business is to live as long as I can — as well as I can — and to serve my Master as faithfully as I can, until he shall think proper to call me home.
Page 173 - As to dying, I found my fever increase, and I became weaker and weaker, until all at once I found myself in heaven, as I thought. I saw no shape as to the Deity, but glory all unutterable." Here he paused as though unable to find words to express his views, let his bridle fall, and lifting up his hands proceeded :
Page 198 - ... substance, to wit, that he, Mr. Tennent, was at Trenton, in the greatest possible distress, and that it was in their power, and theirs only, to relieve him. Considering it as a remarkable dream only, they again went to sleep, and it was twice repeated, precisely in the same manner, to both of them. This made so deep an impression on their minds, that they set off, and here they were, and would know of him what they were to do. Mr. Tennent...
Page 168 - ... means were used to discover symptoms of returning life. But the third day arrived, and no hopes were entertained of success but by the doctor, who never left him night nor day. The people were again invited, and assembled to attend the funeral. The doctor still objected, and at last confined his request for delay to one hour — then to half an hour — and, finally, to a quarter of an hour. He had discovered that the tongue was much swollen, and threatened to crack.
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A Bibliographical Guide to the History of Christianity Shirley Jackson Case No preview available - 1951 |