Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. The Eclectic Review - Sivu 2391832Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| 1829 - 760 sivua
...impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel H too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address,...well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men." But you will be ready to say, what is all this to me ? I have, indeed, the work of the ministry as... | |
| 1830 - 456 sivua
...the poet Cowper ; he pourtrays him as — — — " Simple, grave, sincere. In doctrine uncorrupt, in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men." Under men like these, religion cannot fail to flourish — under men like those, religion cannot fail... | |
| William Cowper - 1830 - 328 sivua
...language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious...to guilty men. Behold the picture ! — Is it like ? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again ; pronounce... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 sivua
...solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much Impress'd Himself, as conscious of his aweful change, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel...guilty men. Behold the picture !— Is it like?— Like whom t The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again; pronounce a text... | |
| William Cowper - 1832 - 602 sivua
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; , In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...to guilty men. Behold the picture ! —Is it like t — Like whom 1 The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again ; pronounce... | |
| 1831 - 596 sivua
...masterstrokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...messenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the picture ! " Let us enter this beautiful temple and admire the classic purity of the interior ; ascend the middle... | |
| James Hay, Henry Belfrage - 1831 - 658 sivua
...affectionate pastor ; but our business is with him in the pulpit. Here we see the venerable man of God — ' Much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful...well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.' " The winter of years, as he would perhaps say, jn metaphorical language, has whitened his * The reader... | |
| 1830 - 304 sivua
...language plain, And plain in manners; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious...well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men." He " should beware Of lightness in his speech. 'Tis pitiful To court a grin, when you should woo a... | |
| William Cowper - 1831 - 192 sivua
...awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, 405 And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger...to guilty men. Behold the picture! — Is it like? — Like whom! The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And the > skip down again; pronounce... | |
| John Bunyan - 1831 - 686 sivua
...to the heart, then, I say, even as thou sawest the damsel lay the dust by sprinkling the floor with A messenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the picture ! — Is it like? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again ; pronounce... | |
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