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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.

William Cowper

When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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Begin Church Leprosy Nation Perish Sin
Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Love Mercy Son Therefore
How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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Assurance Believe Even Happy Heard Make Petition Prayer Proof
The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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Bitter Bud God Interpreter Olan Sweet Taste Unbelief Vain Will
The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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Alone Land Path Sadness Sorrow Unknown
Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Attentive Head Knowledge Men Own Repeat Thought Widsom
God made the country, and man made the town.
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Country God Man Town
The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Away Darkest Day Hope Passed Tomorrow
Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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Cease Christian Fight Fighting Prayer Restrain
Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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Affection Black Dwell Hold Maintain Same Such
And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
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Cloud Courage Saint Head Much Shall
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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Frowned Grace Judge Judging Lord Trust
Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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Every Mistakes Reasoning Step Tread
Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Garden Gardening Greenhouses Love
Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
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Pass Sound Swift Time Unsound Wing
We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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Danger More never Ourselves Reality Secure Thinking

No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.

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