Letters of Richard Reynolds: With a Memoir of His Life |
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Abraham Darby acknowledge admit Anthony Benezet appear apprehension attended bar iron believe benevolence blessing Bristol charitable Christ Christian Coalbrook Dale comfort conduct consider consideration continue daughter dear desire Divine Divine grace duty effect Eleventh Month endeavour enjoyment equally esteem expected expressed faithful father fear frequently friendship GEORGE HARRISON give glad gospel grandfather happiness hath heart hope thou inclined plane increase influence instant iron justly Ketley kind Liverpool Lord Lord Gower manner meet mentioned mind occasion opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poor present reason received thy recollect rejoice religious remember RESPECTED FRIEND RICHARD REYNOLDS SARAH TRIMMER Shropshire sincerity Sir Richard Hill Society spirit Stourbridge suppose thankful thee thine things thou art thou hast thou wilt thought Thy affectionate friend thy favour thy letter thyself tion trade trust virtue whilst wife wish Wrekin writing
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Page 106 - Nor think, though men were none, That Heaven would want spectators, God want praise Millions of spiritual creatures walk the Earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often, from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket, have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air. Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Page 133 - Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Page 30 - ... virtuous love ; And thus their moments fly. The Seasons thus, As ceaseless round a jarring world they roll, Still find them happy ; and consenting SPRING Sheds her own rosy garland on their heads : Till evening comes at last, serene and mild ; When after the long vernal day of life, Enamour'd more, as more remembrance swells With many a proof of recollected love, Together down they sink in social sleep ; Together freed, their gentle spirits fly To scenes where love and bliss immortal reign.
Page 145 - For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Page 16 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God...
Page 223 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? 6 But ye have despised the poor.
Page 214 - Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven: therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 216 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Page 137 - Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
Page 99 - And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith : for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.