| Theodore Dwight Weld - 1839 - 236 páginas
...marvellous in mine eyes. Even before my heart was touched with the love of Christ, I used to say, " Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest ;' for I felt that there could be no rest for me in the midst of such outrages and pollutions. And... | |
| American Anti-Slavery Society - 1839 - 236 páginas
...liven before my heart was touched with the love of Christ, I used to say, " Oh that I had the W'ngs of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest ;' for I felt that there could be no rest for me in the midst of such outrages and pollutions. vulgar... | |
| Society of Friends. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting - 1842 - 108 páginas
...Father, for my being received in the end." He expressed at another time, when under great suffering : " Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away, and be at rest. Be near me, Oh Lord, in these times of great trial, when the soul is about to be separated from the... | |
| 1843 - 534 páginas
...of God; how delightful the thought, I shall soon see him as he is ; my heart melts while I write, " Oh that I had the wings of a dove that I might fly away and be at rest." How pleasing the consideration,—I shall soon behold my dear wife, with... | |
| 1844 - 462 páginas
...up also out of the horrible pit and miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock." O, how my soul wanted the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest! I longed to live in a wood, or some desert, out of the bustle of the world, for I felt afraid that... | |
| 1855 - 602 páginas
...think of them, and feel their premonitory symptoms, and taste their bitter first-fruits, I long for the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest. LAMB. Whereas / cling to this present state of being, with a tenacity that becomes deeper and firmer... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1845 - 550 páginas
...you can climb towards God, so your considerations be humble, fruitful, and practically mysterious. ' Oh ! that I had the wings of a dove, that I might fly away and be at rest!' said David. The wings of an eagle would have carried him higher, but yet... | |
| William Hamilton Maxwell - 1846 - 938 páginas
...— " existence would then have been a burthen, the grave my only hope ; my only prayer, to have ' the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest.' From a fearful calamity I have been delivered by two strangers. Fortune has placed one beyond the reach... | |
| Robert Murray M'Cheyne - 1847 - 532 páginas
...; no more sneering, cruel friends, no more doubts about your soul, no more sin within your heart " Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, that I might flee away and be at. rest !" 3. Learn the dreadfulness of having no interest in Jesus Christ You must die ; and yet, how will... | |
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