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On this point I have many fears , and can hope for support only from a divine arm
. May divine strength be perfect in my weakness . " There is such a thing as a
habit of self - government and self - possession . Here again I am deficient ,
having ...
On this point I have many fears , and can hope for support only from a divine arm
. May divine strength be perfect in my weakness . " There is such a thing as a
habit of self - government and self - possession . Here again I am deficient ,
having ...
Page 101
But how trying it is to think of a state of high and holy attainments , of ingenuous
and earnest piety , of active and successful labor , to think of it as attainable and
indispensable , to wish , and hope , and pray for it , and yet find day succeeding ...
But how trying it is to think of a state of high and holy attainments , of ingenuous
and earnest piety , of active and successful labor , to think of it as attainable and
indispensable , to wish , and hope , and pray for it , and yet find day succeeding ...
Page 277
I think of this prospect and of my present situation with mingled emotions of hope
and fear , of joyful anticipation and painful foreboding . I go bound in the spirit ,
not knowing what may befal me . The feelings of the Turks are excited to a high ...
I think of this prospect and of my present situation with mingled emotions of hope
and fear , of joyful anticipation and painful foreboding . I go bound in the spirit ,
not knowing what may befal me . The feelings of the Turks are excited to a high ...
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I hope for the time , when I shall be entirely conformed to my Saviour , and be
permitted to dwell forever with those who bear his image , and who will then be
free from all those imperfections which now obscure the beauty of that image .
I hope for the time , when I shall be entirely conformed to my Saviour , and be
permitted to dwell forever with those who bear his image , and who will then be
free from all those imperfections which now obscure the beauty of that image .
Page 339
But I hope and trust you found it good to be afflicted . We all need afflictions . We
too ... I have rejoiced and given thanks for your partial restoration to health , and
hope that long ere this you are quite well . I am now travelling with Mr. Jowett ...
But I hope and trust you found it good to be afflicted . We all need afflictions . We
too ... I have rejoiced and given thanks for your partial restoration to health , and
hope that long ere this you are quite well . I am now travelling with Mr. Jowett ...
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| Title | Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to Palestine |
| Authors | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk |
| Publisher | Crocker and Brewster, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2014 |
| Length | 437 pages |
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