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... principles , apart from all gentle influences which speak to the heart , and melt its obduracy ; and also dilate on a round of performances , not resting on a sub- stratum of faith and love ; act with little more wisdom than if they ...
... principles , apart from all gentle influences which speak to the heart , and melt its obduracy ; and also dilate on a round of performances , not resting on a sub- stratum of faith and love ; act with little more wisdom than if they ...
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... principle , and as constituting " the life of God in the soul of man . " It is here that the basis must be laid of all sound religious prosperity , apart from which , all the appearances of it are but as the foliage of a tree viii PREFACE .
... principle , and as constituting " the life of God in the soul of man . " It is here that the basis must be laid of all sound religious prosperity , apart from which , all the appearances of it are but as the foliage of a tree viii PREFACE .
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... principle of all other virtues . From it spring peace , and hope , and joy . Purification of heart , and blissful communion with God , indicate its reality and strength . And these constitute the life of the inner man . No religious ...
... principle of all other virtues . From it spring peace , and hope , and joy . Purification of heart , and blissful communion with God , indicate its reality and strength . And these constitute the life of the inner man . No religious ...
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... principles laid down in holy writ . May God , in his goodness and mercy , guard me against every departure from his truth , as well as against human speculations , which , apart from his word , have neither force nor authority ! " The ...
... principles laid down in holy writ . May God , in his goodness and mercy , guard me against every departure from his truth , as well as against human speculations , which , apart from his word , have neither force nor authority ! " The ...
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... principle of this inner birth is divine , and as such imperishable . It is often spoken of in the scripture under the idea of a new and SPIRITUAL LIFE within us . A life of itself , the seat of which is in our natural and intellectual ...
... principle of this inner birth is divine , and as such imperishable . It is often spoken of in the scripture under the idea of a new and SPIRITUAL LIFE within us . A life of itself , the seat of which is in our natural and intellectual ...
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Page 22 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 11 - Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth Thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse Thee to Thy face.
Page 106 - Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Page 49 - And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Page 296 - So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law ; but thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 190 - Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Page 185 - And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience ; .and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Page 46 - They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Page 17 - Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish : for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Page 218 - The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead...