| John Wesley - Methodism - 1809 - 460 pages
...best interests. " I have thought," says he, in the preface to his Sermons, " that I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the...and returning to God : just hovering over the great gulph ; till a few moments hence I am no more seen ; I drop into an unchangeable eternity." Under a... | |
| John Wesley - Methodist Church - 1817 - 276 pages
...to lay open what have been the inmost thoughts of my heart. I have thought, " I am a creature of a day, passing through life, as an arrow through the...and returning to God : Just hovering over the great gulph ; till a few moments hence, I am no more seen; I drop into anuncnan[;eable eternity' I want to... | |
| Methodist Church - 1818 - 494 pages
...sentiments are also truly worthy of that great man. " I am a creature of a day, passing through We as an arrow through the air ; I am a spirit come from...! I want to know one thing, the way to heaven, how toland safe on that happy shore. God himself has condescended to teach the way ; for this very end... | |
| Arminianism - 1824 - 920 pages
...come from GOD, and returning to GOD : just hovering over the great gulf, till a few moments hence 1 am no more seen ! I drop into an unchangeable eternity ! I want to know one thing ; — the way to beaveu ; '.HIM to land safe on that happy shore. GOD himself has condescended to teach tlic way : for... | |
| Sunday schools - 1824 - 412 pages
...Wesley.s Preface to his Sermons. I am a creature of a day ; passing through life as an arrow passes through the air. I am a spirit come from God, and...returning to God ; — just hovering, over the great gulph of eternity, 'till I drop into that unchangeable state, and am no more seen ! I want to know... | |
| Henry Moore - Clergy - 1825 - 606 pages
...afraid to lay open what have been the inmost thoughts of my heart. I have thought, I am a creature of a day, passing through life, as an arrow through the...and returning to God : just hovering over the great gulph ; till a few moments hence, I am no more seen ; I drop into an unchangeable eternity ! I want... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1826 - 466 pages
...best interests. " I have thought," says he, in the preface to his Sermons, "that I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the...and returning to God : just hovering over the great gulph ; till a few moments hence I am no more seen ; I drop into an unchangeable eternity." Under a... | |
| Christian biography - 1826 - 440 pages
...God ; and returning to God ; just hoverinft over the great gulph; till, a few moments hence, I «m no more seen ! I drop into an unchangeable eternity...to know one thing, the way to heaven : how to land safeon that happy shore. God himself has condescended to teach the way ; for this very end he came... | |
| Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...beloved relations; and farewel, thou precious, precious Book of God!" Harvey. I am a creature of a day, passing through life, as an arrow through the...into an unchangeable eternity ! I want to know one thing—the way to heaven: how to land safe on that happy shore God himself has condescended to teach... | |
| John Gregory Pike - Children - 1828 - 300 pages
...to the Scriptures, justly says, " I have thought, I am a creature of a day; passing through life, ss an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God, and returning to God; jtjst hovering over the great gulph ; fill, a few moments hence, I am no more seen : I drop into an... | |
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