A History of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel Street, MontrealW. Drysdale, 1887 - 807 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afterwards Alex Alexander Andrew's Church appointed became Benaiah Gibb Bethune Black Blackwood born brother called Christian Church in St Church of Canada Church of England Church of Scotland Clergy Reserves College congregation connection daughter David death died divine Duncan Duncan Fisher ecclesiastical edifice elected erected Established Church father Free Church friends fund Gabriel Church Gabriel Street Church George gregation guineas held Henry Esson honour James James Somerville John Redpath Knox Church Lord Lower Canada manse married Mathieson McGill McKenzie meeting ment merchant ministers ministry North-west Company old church pastor Paul's Church Peter McGill pounds preached Presby Presbyterian Church Presbytery of Montreal proprietors Protestant Province Quebec received residence resigned Robert Ross Scotch Church session Somerville Somerville's spirit stipend Strachan subscribed Synod temporal committee Thomas tion took Toronto trustees Upper Canada wife William worship Young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 710 - Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes had been ordained on his account. For his sake, empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. He had been rescued by no common deliverer from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat of no vulgar agony, by the blood of no earthly sacrifice.
Seite 690 - That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world...
Seite 710 - ... themselves rich in a more precious treasure and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mysterious...
Seite 710 - If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of Life. If their steps were not accompanied by a splendid train of menials, legions of ministering angels had charge over them.
Seite 710 - On the rich and the eloquent, on nobles and priests, they looked down with contempt; for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand.
Seite 689 - Those that be planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; They shall be fat and "flourishing; 15 To shew that the LORD is upright : He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Seite 693 - Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the Church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch ; who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord...
Seite 709 - Before all temples the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st; thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like, sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant: what in me is dark Illumine; what is low, raise and support; That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men.
Seite 710 - If their steps were not accompanied by a splendid train of menials, legions of ministering angels had charge over them. Their palaces were houses not made with hands ; their diadems crowns of glory which should never fade away.
Seite 321 - Now unto Him that is able to keep us from falling, and. to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.