Some memoirs of the life of John Glover, written by himself. To which is added, a sermon [by J. Carter] preached on the occasion of his death, Volum 7

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Pàgina 25 - Provoking moft juftly thy wrath and indignation againft us. We do earneftly repent, And are heartily forry for thefe our mifdoings ; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us ; The burden of them is intolerable.
Pàgina 71 - Almighty's method ought to be confined to human laws, which, being designed for the narrowness of our conceptions, might be improper and injurious to his, whose ' thoughts are as far above ours, as the heavens are higher than the earth.' The truth is, inspiration is, in some measure, the language of another world, and carries in it the reasoning of spirits, which, without controversy, is vastly different from ours. We indeed, to make things lie plain before our understandings, are forced to sort...
Pàgina 62 - Lord glorified byall people, — that -*' the knowledge of the Lord might cover the earth as the waters do the fea.
Pàgina 60 - LOve, fo terrible, what then His Wrath inflam'd? his Tendernefs on Fire ? Like foft, fmooth Oil, outblazing other Fires ? Can Pray'r, can Praife avert it ? — Thou, my All ! My Theme ! my Infpiration ! and my Crown ! My Strength in Age ! my Rife in low Eflate ! My Soul's Ambition, Pleafure, Wealth ! — my World ! My Light in Darknefs ! and my Life in Death! My Boaft thro
Pàgina 76 - ... eternal life is the gift of God through Jefus Chrift our Lord...
Pàgina xv - Zerubbabel, faying, not by might, nor by power, but by my fpirit, faith the Lord of hofts...
Pàgina 34 - I was, and profefled to renounce them ; but I did not know my own heart. In all this time I had no temptations that were remarkable ; nor indeed did I give much credit to...
Pàgina 27 - I was drawn to fpiritual duties train a principle of love, which made me often weep in prayer, and at hearing or reading God's word. It frequently melted me into tears to think that the Lord mould regard fuch creatures as we are.
Pàgina 46 - who is entered into heaven with his own blood now to appear in the presence of God for us.
Pàgina 32 - I fay,, in my head; for it was three or four years more before I experienced the power of them in my heart ; yet with Head-knowledge I was...

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