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... Lord lent us , died last month under inoculation . This is the second that we have resigned in the same way . We are now childless . But the Lord's mercies are not few . He made this last stroke so soft , that it was no more than a blow ...
... Lord lent us , died last month under inoculation . This is the second that we have resigned in the same way . We are now childless . But the Lord's mercies are not few . He made this last stroke so soft , that it was no more than a blow ...
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... Lord's table was no longer utterly shunned : and the whole system of morals was gradually improved * . The un- principled tide of debt was likewise stemmed ; and , as was to be expected , the culture of talents became the prevailing ...
... Lord's table was no longer utterly shunned : and the whole system of morals was gradually improved * . The un- principled tide of debt was likewise stemmed ; and , as was to be expected , the culture of talents became the prevailing ...
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... Lord's day , that distinguishing badge of a christian people , was nearly as little regarded by the British , as by the Natives . The most noted distinction being hardly more than the waving of the flag at head quarters ; excepting as ...
... Lord's day , that distinguishing badge of a christian people , was nearly as little regarded by the British , as by the Natives . The most noted distinction being hardly more than the waving of the flag at head quarters ; excepting as ...
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... Lord's day mornings . A lady , on being seriously spoken to upon her utter disregard of that day , maintained that she always reli- giously observed it , " For , " said she , " every Sunday morning I read over the church service to ...
... Lord's day mornings . A lady , on being seriously spoken to upon her utter disregard of that day , maintained that she always reli- giously observed it , " For , " said she , " every Sunday morning I read over the church service to ...
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... public or private , was dis- continued on the Lord's day . A well known highly respected British mer- chant , since retired to Scotland , his native home , home , whose residence was many years im- mediately opposite 22 MEMORIAL SKETCHES .
... public or private , was dis- continued on the Lord's day . A well known highly respected British mer- chant , since retired to Scotland , his native home , home , whose residence was many years im- mediately opposite 22 MEMORIAL SKETCHES .
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