Great Throughts Treasury

"Predestination to Life is the everlasting purpose of God."

"There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible."

"From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness."

"Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that the new man may be raised up in them."

"A joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful"

"All sorts and conditions of men."

"An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace."

"Afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate."

"Bless us our Father, together all of us, with the light of thy countenance."

"But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend."

"Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection into eternal life."

"In the midst of life we are in death. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection into eternal life."

"Let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace."

"Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay."

"O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in Thee, mercifully accept our prayer; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace, that in keeping Thy commandments we may please Thee, both in will and deed."

"Have mercy upon us miserable sinners."

"Lay not up for yourself treasure upon earth ; where the rust and moth doth corrupt."

"Men to be of one mind in an house."

"Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest."

"Matrimony is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly; but reverently, discreetly, advisedly, soberly, and in the fear of God."

"No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to keep the Commandments."

"Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world."

"The dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning."

"The iron entered into his soul."

"Show thy servant the light of thy countenance."

"The noble army of martyrs."

"There was never anything by the wit of man so well devised, or so sure established, which in continuance of time hath not been corrupted."

"To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me."

"To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part."

"The word, the flesh, and the devil."

"The kindly fruits of the earth."

"To love, cherish, and to obey."

"We therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and"

"With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow."

"Whose service is perfect freedom."

"To keep my hands from picking and stealing."

"We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done."