John Bunyan, and his church at Bedford, revised and corrected, with additions, by J.J. Insull and others

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Strona 23 - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? 20 For ye are our glory and joy.
Strona 23 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Strona 23 - The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life ; and he that •winneth souls is wise.
Strona 9 - As for my own natural life, for the time that I was without God in the world, it was, indeed, " according to the course of this world, and the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.
Strona 12 - But upon a day, the good providence of God called me to BEDFORD, to work on my calling; and in one of the streets of that town, I came where there were three or four poor women sitting at a door, in the sun, talking about the things of God...
Strona 10 - Bedford river, but mercy yet preserved me alive : besides, another time being in the field, with one of my companions, it chanced that an adder passed over the high-way, so I, having a stick in my hand, struck her over the back; and having stunned her, I forced open her mouth with my stick, and plucked her sting out with my fingers ; by which act, had not God been merciful unto me, I might, by my desperateness, have brought myself to my end.
Strona 23 - But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see : and they that have not heard shall understand.
Strona 9 - Lord, that even in my childhood He did scare and affright me 'with fearful dreams, and did terrify me with dreadful visions ; for often after I had spent this and the other day in sin, I have in my bed been greatly afflicted, while asleep, with the apprehensions of devils and wicked spirits, who still as I then thought, laboured to draw me away with them, of which I could never be rid.
Strona 20 - I preached what I felt, what I smartingly did feel, even that under which my poor soul did groan and tremble to astonishment.

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