| Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 ページ
...imparting the hope ol the lite to come — all these lay the foundation for gratitude and praise. ' The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage.' But among the mercies which this day appeal to our hearts, not the least cause for thanksgiving is... | |
| 1849 - 614 ページ
...for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry." These are the gifts he bestows onus. The "lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage." We mav glory in the vastness of our territory, and in the rapid growth of an enterprising population... | |
| Gardiner Spring - 1849 - 476 ページ
...the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry." These are the gifts he bestows on us. The " lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage." We may glory in the vastness of our territory, and in the rapid growth of an enterprising population... | |
| Edward Payson - 1849 - 622 ページ
...return you will J)e constrained to cry : — He hath not dealt so with any people ; Surely the lines are fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have -a goodly heritage. Go, and urge other nations to praise God ; and, if they know what you enjoy, they will reply; — "... | |
| William Quereau Force - 1850 - 292 ページ
...among its branches. The people of this District may adopt with truth the words of inspiration, and say, " the lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage." But if the natural advantages of this District \ are great, the peculiarities of the social and political... | |
| Samuel Green - 1850 - 392 ページ
...in Jesus. We thank thee for the mercies of another day— temporal mercies, and spiritual blessings. The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage. Let us not forget our obligations, and help us in our lives as well as by our lips to praise thee.... | |
| 1850 - 634 ページ
...and imprisonments, are not the ordinary accompaniments of evangelism in these lands. "The lines are fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage." Still to many, even in Britain, " the glory of all lands," the doctrines of the cross, are an offence,... | |
| David Thomas - 674 ページ
...divine truth. But still more favorable is our position, to the production of spiritual excellenca Truly "the lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage." " Blessed are our eyes," &c. " Many righteous men have desired to see," &c. (2) Think of the appearance... | |
| Edward (fict.name.) - 1852 - 120 ページ
...circumstances. They might have looked upon thousands of children less favoured, and exclaimed, " Our lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage." But perhaps they did not think of these things. Many children similarly situated seldom or never think... | |
| Alfred Barrett (Wesleyan minister.) - 1852 - 408 ページ
...than I am, have not half the comforts and enjoyments. O, my dear friend, after ill, " the lines are fallen to us in pleasant places, and we have a goodly heritage :" let us, therefore, rejoice in the Lord, and joy in the God of our salvation ; let us not, by {he... | |
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