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The Holy Spirit everywhere forbids such melancholy, as, for instance, in Eccles. 11., 9: 'Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and in the verse immediately following: 'Remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. Ecclesiasticus, likewise, says, chap. 30, 22-25: 'The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Wherefore the church taketh some kind of heart to herself in that she could lie down in her shame; yea, and makes that a kind of an argument with God to prove that her prayers did come from her heart, and also that he would hear them; Jer. iii. 22-25. Shame for sin argueth sense of sin, yea, a right sense of sin, a godly sense of sin. But what follows?
Just because He is so unlike us, He will smile graciously upon out feeblest attempts to be like Him. Just because He has borne the sins and carried the sorrows of mankind, therefore those who come to Him He will in no wise cast out. Amen. Westminster Abbey, First Sunday in Advent, 1873. Romans vii. 22-25.
See J.B. Soalhat, Les Idées de Maistre Alebrand de Florence sur la Puériculture, Thèse de Paris, 1908. Hesiod, Works and Days, II, 690-700. This has long been the accepted opinion of medical authorities, as may be judged by the statements brought together two centuries ago by Schurig, Parthenologia, pp. 22-25.
In many places in heathen countries to-day vile women are attached to the temples of the gods, and at certain stated feasts licentiousness becomes a sanctioned part of the religious celebration. Balaam's plan was successful. God was displeased with Israel, and because of this fornication there fell in one day twenty-four thousand. For a full account see Num. 22-25; 31:13-17.
"It may be well to speak of the west porch as an excellent performance; and the statue over the double entrance is remarkably so." Gentleman's Magazine, Part I., 1803, pp. 22-25. Among the various portraits is that of Henry viii. himself. Here are also in separate circular compartments, the quarter portraits of our kings, from William the Conqueror to Hen. viii.
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25. After that He put His hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Mark viii. 22-25. This miracle, which is only recorded by the Evangelist Mark, has about it several very peculiar features.
The reply of our Lord could not have offended his brethren even though it did contain a delicate rebuke. Only those have a right to claim relationship with him who submit to him as their Lord and are ready to do his will. Jesus Stilling the Storm. Ch. 8:22-25
The companions of Jesus on his second circuit of Galilee Luke viii. 1-3. Cure of a demoniac in Capernaum and blasphemy by the Pharisees Matt. xii. 22-45; Mark iii. 19^a-30; Luke xi. 14-36. The true kindred of Jesus Matt. xii. 46-50; Mark iii. 31-35; Luke viii. 19-21. The tempest stilled Matt. viii. 18, 23-27; Mark iv. 35-41; Luke viii. 22-25.
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