The Sunday Library, Or, The Protestant's Manual for the Sabbath-day: Being a Selection of Nearly One Hundred Sermons from Eminent Divines ...Thomas Frognall Dibdin Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1850 |
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... necessary for him to add , that in the pages of this Work will be found specimens of eloquence and per- suasion abundantly confirmative of this remark . To - cheer , rather than to depress , —to compose xii PREFACE .
... necessary for him to add , that in the pages of this Work will be found specimens of eloquence and per- suasion abundantly confirmative of this remark . To - cheer , rather than to depress , —to compose xii PREFACE .
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... necessary , useful , and laudable . In contri- buting , for instance , to any public charity , or to the relief of some great calamity , private or public , we cannot well conceal our beneficence , or if we could , we ought not . Our ...
... necessary , useful , and laudable . In contri- buting , for instance , to any public charity , or to the relief of some great calamity , private or public , we cannot well conceal our beneficence , or if we could , we ought not . Our ...
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... necessary for our sub- sistence ; the forgiveness of our transgressions , on condition that we forgive our brethren ; and , finally , support under the temptations that assault our virtue , and deliverance from the various evils and ...
... necessary for our sub- sistence ; the forgiveness of our transgressions , on condition that we forgive our brethren ; and , finally , support under the temptations that assault our virtue , and deliverance from the various evils and ...
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... necessary for our comfortable sub- sistence in the several stations which thy providence has allotted to us ; and , above all , give us contented minds . We are all , O Lord , the very best of us , miserable sinners . Be not extreme ...
... necessary for our comfortable sub- sistence in the several stations which thy providence has allotted to us ; and , above all , give us contented minds . We are all , O Lord , the very best of us , miserable sinners . Be not extreme ...
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... necessary at least , and equally important with those we owe to our neighbour . There are duties , in the first place , owing to our Creator , whom we are bound to honour , to venerate , to worship , to obey , and to love with all our ...
... necessary at least , and equally important with those we owe to our neighbour . There are duties , in the first place , owing to our Creator , whom we are bound to honour , to venerate , to worship , to obey , and to love with all our ...
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Page 289 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Page 3 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Page 167 - He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth His Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected : hereby know we that we are in Him.
Page 9 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 2 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, swear not at all...
Page 168 - Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Page 184 - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Page 95 - For the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead...
Page 37 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 180 - Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry ; Hold not thy peace at my tears : For I am a stranger with thee, And a sojourner, as all my fathers were.