 | 1818 - 896 pages
...visited him. On his dissolution appearing to be near at hand, it was repeated by a friend, ' Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labours.' He said, ' he would rather, — ' but could] not utter another word. He gradually sunk, not appearing... | |
 | Religion - 1818 - 904 pages
...whovisited him. On his dissolution appearing to be near at hand, it was repeated by a friend, ' Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labours.' He said,' he would rather,—' but conld not utter another word. He gra- 1 dually sunk, not appearing... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1819 - 610 pages
...till the day of his death. How happy are they who live as he lived, and die as he died. Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. I remain your affectionate, though distant and unworthy friend,... | |
 | James Inglis - Presbyterian Church - 1820 - 406 pages
...assembly of the firstborn? - Will you now pity her, when the spirit of God has pronounced "blessed are the dead who die in the Lord for they rest from their toils to everlasting?" My brethren; accuse me not of preaching a harsh and unfeeling morality; in censuring... | |
 | Benjamin Allen - Reformation - 1820 - 312 pages
...a prayer — Lord have mercy on me and receive my spirit — breathed out bis 144 soul. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors and their works do follow them.' King Edward departed from this world in the sixteenth year... | |
 | Andrew Ramsay - Sermons, English - 1821 - 500 pages
...understand something of what is meant. When we have it for our edification recorded, that " blessed are " the dead who die in the Lord, for they " rest from their labours," we then more distinctly apprehend the nature of that happiness which is to be bestowed; because we... | |
 | Henry Kollock - Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 442 pages
...was cut off in the meridian of life, but he had attained a good old age in usefulness. " Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them!" SERMONS. SERMON I.* LIFE OF ADAM. GENESIS v. 5. " And all the days... | |
 | Central Universalist Society (Boston, Mass.) - Hymns, English - 1823 - 408 pages
...ANTHEM. OC Col. p. 191. I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, write, from henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; for they rest from their labours aud their works do follow them. 14 ANTHEM. OC Col. p. 3. AWAKE, put on thy strength, O Zion ! Put ou... | |
 | Benjamin Allen - Church history - 1824 - 492 pages
...and, with a prayer, " Lord have mercy on me and receive my spirit," breathed out his soul. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labours and their works do follow them. CHAPTER XVII. Mary. — Persecution. — Cranmer. — Disputtition.... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Cities and towns - 1823 - 1040 pages
...useful, and productive of serenity, cheerfulness, and enjoyment. Permit me to subjoin, " Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them." Permit me also to remind you, that inch a life and such a death can... | |
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Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them! 
