The Fortunate Escape, and Other Sunday Stories for the Young

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London, 1877 - 75 sayfa
 

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Sayfa 59 - And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Sayfa 74 - „ 3 — Sunday Employment „ „ 4 — The Cottage Home „ „ 5— The City on Fire „ „ 6— Tales Told at Home. 7— The Shepherd Lad, and other Tales. 8 — Home and Hope „ „ PRESENT AND REWARD SERIES— 12 different. 1 — Cousin Hattie : and other Tales. 2 — Home Stories ; Tales of Interest and Delight. 3 — The New Year's Gift; and other amusing Stories. 4 — The Little Cripple ; and other Tales for the Young. 6 — Charley's Rabbits, — The Little Fisherman; and other Tales....
Sayfa 30 - ... the king sat by the fire that was burning on the hearth, for it was winter. And as soon as his servant had read three or four leaves of the book, the king took his penknife and cut them out, and threw them into the fire; so he did till all the book was burned. Some of the princes who were with him begged him not to burn it, but he would not listen to them; neither was he troubled, nor afraid when he heard of all the evil that was coming upon the people for their sins. Yet he was angry...
Sayfa 74 - ... 12 different. 1 — Cousin Hattie : and other Tales. 2 — Home Stories ; Tales of Interest and Delight. 3 — The New Year's Gift ; and other amusing Stories. 4 — The Little Cripple ; and other Tales for the Young. 6— Charley's Rabbits, — The Little Fisherman; and other Tales. 6 — Stories for Young People. 7 — The Chorister Boy, and the Little Pilgrim. 8 — The Forsaken Child, and the Cabin Boy. 9— The Orphan of St. Malo, and Murillo the Little Banner Maker. 10 — Christopher Columbus,...
Sayfa 28 - Baruch read on, feeling more and more frightened, and how their hearts were trembling, and their cheeks growing pale, as they listened to all the troubles, and woe, that the God of heaven was going to bring upon their land. When Baruch had finished, they said " We will certainly tell the king all that you have read to us ; but how did you write all these prophecies — are they your own?
Sayfa 43 - Christ comes again in great glory and power to judge the world, we s?jy rise, and ascend with Him, into happiness for ever in heaven, forgiven by God the Father, saved by God the Son, made holy by God the Holy Ghost. ROBERT. — Mama, it seems to me sometimes as if nobody could be saved — as if it were useless to try to be good — as if God were so holy, and we so bad and wicked, that He cannot forgive us.
Sayfa 61 - Abraham was tried, he wag obedient, and trusted in God; but the Israelites were discontented, and unbelieving. They murmured for water ; they grumbled to go back to Egypt for food ; they would not trust in God ; and then God punished them, sometimes in one way, sometimes in another ; but not harshly, like a cruel king, or a hard master ; but, as a kind father punishes his child, gently and kindly, to make him the better for the future.
Sayfa 55 - I took the almond, and deceived you. MAMA. — I know you have, dear boy, and that is why I told you this story, that for the future, when you are tempted to sin, or have sinned, you may go boldly to the throne of God in prayer to confess your fault, and find pardon for your past fault, and grace and strength for the future.
Sayfa 71 - He made enemies to raise up against us. Neither our wisdom, and strength, and power, could make and keep us happy, if God wished to punish us, and take from us his mercies ; and now I will consider your question as to whether I ever saw poor Arthur again ? Yes, I saw him, and I sometimes see him now. He went to Paris with the kind doctor, and I left him, and he got quite cured there.
Sayfa 61 - ... better for the future. Though the Israelites would not trust the Almighty, yet he was good to them. He led them where there was no water ; but he made the cool water come out of the hard rock : at His word they wandered in a dry country, where there were no cattle, sheep, or oxen, but the Lord fed them with manna from heaven.

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