Memoirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry: Including a History of Her Labours in Promoting the Reformation of Female Prisoners, and the Improvement of British Seamen |
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Page 265 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 251 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat ; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls : Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 76 - God be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and cause his face to shine upon us ; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, 0 God ; let all the people praise thee.
Page 320 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 73 - Remember me, O LORD, With the favour that Thou bearest unto Thy people : O visit me with Thy salvation ; That I may see the good of Thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with Thine inheritance.
Page 259 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 312 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 256 - City, and holding a pure faith in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace...
Page 47 - In compliance with this appointment, the lord mayor, the .sheriffs, and several of the aldermen attended. The prisoners were .assembled together ; and it being requested that no alteration in their usual practice might take place, one of the ladies read a chapter in the Bible, and then the females proceeded to their various avocations. Their attention...
Page 339 - there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance.