The Modern Martyr: A Fragment, with Other Interesting Extracts from "The Spirit and Manners of the Age"

Timothy East

Stavely, 1828 - 222 pagina's

Inhoudsopgave

• On the Loss of Temper compared with other: 13
• Dupes: 25
• The Modern Martyr No 3: 36
• Gaming: 43
• The History of Mr Linger: 55
• On the causes which increase the prejudices: 61
• The Sacrifice of Moloch: 82
• The Modern Martyr No: 92
• Hints of Advice addressed to Mr Linger: 99
• On Idleness: 108

Populaire passages

Pagina 169 - And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

Pagina 105 - Be ye angry, and sin not : let not the sun go down upon your wrath : neither give place to the devil.

Pagina 183 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent ? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? " And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb.

Pagina 178 - Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Pagina 209 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Pagina 192 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Pagina 130 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

Pagina 176 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Pagina 170 - Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Pagina 125 - Poverty has, in large cities, very different appearances: it is often concealed in splendour, and often in extravagance. It is the care of a very great part of mankind to conceal their indigence from the rest; they support themselves by temporary expedients, and every day is lost in contriving for the morrow.

Bibliografische gegevens

• Titel: The Modern Martyr: A Fragment, with Other Interesting Extracts from "The Spirit and Manners of the Age"
• Auteur: Timothy East
• Uitgever: Stavely, 1828
• Oorspronkelijk uit: Harvard University
• Gedigitaliseerd: 14 feb 2008
• Lengte: 222 pagina's