| Isabella Marshall Graham - 1828 - 418 pages
...dvvelleth no good thing. The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; so that the things that I would I do not, and the things that I would not, that I do. Yet it is not I" (not my new nature) " but sin that dwelleth in me; for to will is present... | |
| Thomas Griffith - 1834 - 348 pages
...is with every Christian man ? Who is not compelled to cry continually with bitter self-reproach, " The things that I would I do not, and the things that I would not, those I do !" Here, therefore, we perceive the strong necessity of Prayer as a means of exercising, and thereby... | |
| Isabella Graham, Joanna Bethune, Divie Bethune - 1843 - 452 pages
...dwelleth no good thing. The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; so that the things that I would, I do not ; and the things that I would not, those I do. Yet it is not I, (not my new nature,) but sin that dwelleth in me ; for to will is present with me,... | |
| Helen Cross Knight - 1851 - 252 pages
...returning to my room in the afternoon, it was evident he had just occupied it, and I found Alleine's " Alarm" open upon his desk. He did not appear at supper....yes; it is all so," he said; "and I have had many — many minds about accepting the professor's invitation to his room, for all who are inquiring about... | |
| Home principles - 1876 - 206 pages
...part of the college, who evidently felt a deep sense of his guilt before God. Burr was constantly on my mind ; nor had I gone far, before a quick step...and we almost stopped in the street as we talked. (530) 10 146 A FATAL DECISION. " Yes, yes ; it is all so," he said ; " and I have had many thoughts... | |
| 1881 - 696 pages
...charms. I do not always find it so now. Do you ? I have often to sigh and groan because, as the apostle says, " the things that I would I do not, and the things I would not that I do." I prove that " the spirit is willing, but the flesh weak." Do you ever feel... | |
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