Memoir of the Life and Work of Rev. John Brebner, Late Superintendent of Education in the Orange Free State, South AfricaLorimer and Chalmers, 1903 - 128 páginas |
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Página 88 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
Página 93 - Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest !" He smiled and wept when he spoke these words.
Página 93 - Now therefore be wise, O ye kings : Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son, lest he be angry, And ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Página 72 - Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Página 92 - Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Página 110 - Our own are our own forever, God taketh not back His gift; They may pass beyond our vision, but our souls shall find them out, When the waiting is all accomplished, and the deathly shadows lift, And glory is given for grieving, and the surety of God for doubt. We may find the waiting bitter, and count the silence long: God knoweth we are dust, and He pitieth our pain; And when faith has grown to fulness, and the silence changed to song, We shall eat the fruit of patience, and shall hunger not again....
Página 92 - What was circumcised ; what sought knowledge of the scribes and doctors in the temple ; what grew in wisdom and in stature, and in favour with God and man...
Página 51 - Now, my boys, be determined to the like : whether you may be high or low, rich or poor, let every one of you say to himself, If a cobbler by trade, I will make it my pride The best of all cobblers to be ; And if I'ma tinker, no tinker beside Shall mend an old kettle with me.
Página 92 - It is not for you to know the times and the seasons which the Father hath put in his own power.