The Gurneys of Earlham, Volumen1

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A history of the Gurney family, a prominent Quaker family that resided in Norwich, Norfolk County, England. One family member, Joseph John Gurney was a Quaker minister and an early supporter of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana (the college was named in honor of Earlham Hall, the Gurney family home in Norwich, Norfolk County, England).
 

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Página 297 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Página 186 - Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind, (for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sin,) that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Página 186 - Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Página 92 - ... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.
Página 298 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Página 297 - Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Página 72 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Página 301 - One gentle sigh their fetters breaks ; We scarce can say, "They're gone!" Before the willing spirit takes Her mansion near the throne.
Página 305 - The sixth and last of • these bills was for mitigating the severity of punishment in certain cases of forgery, and the crimes . connected therewith.
Página 229 - She opened her mouth with wisdom, And in her tongue was the law of kindness.

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