The Life of the Rev. Richard Knill, of St. PetersburghRobert Carter & Bros., 1860 - 358 pages |
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The Life of the REV. Richard Knill, of St. Petersburgh John Angell James,Richard Knill,Charles Morton Birrell No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 229 - All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S : and he is the governor among the nations.
Page 317 - ... hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.
Page 183 - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...
Page 320 - Thanks be unto God, who giveth us the victory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 162 - Tears have since been our meat day and night, but they are sometimes tears of tenderness — sometimes of sorrow — sometimes of gratitude. Oh, what a precious gospel is our gospel ! What life and immortality are brought to light by it ! Without it we should not know what would become of little children, or what will become of ourselves. But, blessed be God, we have a sure word of prophecy, to which we do well to take heed ! "March 15.
Page 42 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come 15 which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
Page 196 - Fear not: for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be unto all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Page 151 - Oh, fear not in a world like this, And thou shalt know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
Page 82 - I'm constrain'd to be ! Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee ! Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love, Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, Seal it from thy courts above.
Page 175 - For the heart grows rich in giving ; All its wealth is living grain ; Seeds, which mildew in the garner, Scattered, fill with gold the plain. Is thy burden hard and heavy ? Do thy steps drag wearily ? Help to bear thy brother's burden ; God will bear both it and thee.