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Page 143
... proved effectual . An inward peace , such as he had never known from youth upwards , he thus enjoyed for years , through assurance of reconciliation and acceptance with God by saving faith in the Redeemer . That this tranquillity was ...
... proved effectual . An inward peace , such as he had never known from youth upwards , he thus enjoyed for years , through assurance of reconciliation and acceptance with God by saving faith in the Redeemer . That this tranquillity was ...
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... proved an inestimable blessing to the poor invalid . Her society procured for him all the solace of which his ... prove beneficial at this crisis . His letter to Mrs Hayley , written after his arrival , affords the best descrip- tion of ...
... proved an inestimable blessing to the poor invalid . Her society procured for him all the solace of which his ... prove beneficial at this crisis . His letter to Mrs Hayley , written after his arrival , affords the best descrip- tion of ...
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... proved successful in attaining the object to which with so much tenderness they were unceasingly directed . Lady Hesketh's strength and general state of health had suffered so seriously , from so long and painful a watch over two beings ...
... proved successful in attaining the object to which with so much tenderness they were unceasingly directed . Lady Hesketh's strength and general state of health had suffered so seriously , from so long and painful a watch over two beings ...
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