The history of Lucy ClareJames Gemmell, 1883 - 127 pages |
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afterwards Andrew Thomson anger answered arms aunt beautiful beloved blessing BRIDGE called cheeks child Christ church cloth comfort cottage COURANT cousin cows daily daughter dear James dear Lucy death Demy discourse divine divine grace DONALD CARGILL door EBENEZER ERSKINE EDINBURGH EDINBURGH COURANT Erskine eyes father fear garden gave GEORGE IV grace grave grief grieved happy heard heart heaven HISTORY OF LUCY Holy hope Hugh Miller humble James Clare JAMES GEMMELL James's Jesus Kilmany lived looked Lord Lucy Clare mercy milk mind mother neighbours never old William passed pious pleasure poor James prayed prayers Psalm Ralph Erskine remember RICHARD CAMERON Sally seemed sergeant sighed sins soldier soon sorrow speak spirit Sunday SUSAN GRAY sweet tears tender things THOMAS BOSTON thought told took UNCLE TOM'S CABIN village WATER-CRESS WATSON wife wish words young
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Page 108 - For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Page 109 - O Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Page 64 - Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Page 86 - Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live ? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Page 16 - And, without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness : God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory — 1 Tim.
Page 6 - Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead
Page 16 - They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented, of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 22 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Page 68 - But the merciful goodness of the LORD endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him ; and his righteousness upon children's children ; 18 Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them.
Page 65 - O that men would therefore praise the LORD for His goodness : and declare the wonders that He doeth for the children of men...