Plain remarks upon the new Poor law amendment actJacob and Johnson, 1835 - 35 |
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Strona 35 - Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Strona 35 - Blessed, blessed, blessed, is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green 5 and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Strona 34 - Godliness is profitable for all things; having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come.
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Strona 30 - ... nothing more is to be obtained, shall be taken for a vagabond, branded on the shoulder with the letter V, and adjudged a slave for two years to any person who shall demand him, to be fed on bread and water and refuse meat, and caused to work by beating, chaining, or otherwise.
Strona 34 - Gird up your loins," as travellers gather up their flowing garments. Lay aside every earthly care, in reliance upon Him who clothes the lilies of the field, and feeds the fowls of the air. The exceptional character of the first apostolic mission implies an absolute surrender of earthly goods — "Sell that ye have, and give alms.
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Strona 17 - The land is as the Garden of Eden before them ; behind them a desolate wilderness.
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