Sermons preached before the University of Oxford ... in the years MDCCCXXXVII., MDCCCXXXVIII., MDCCCXXXIX.James Burns, 1839 - 102 pages |
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... , and , it may be , after a sharp struggle , that the mind was turned away from earthly and fixed upon heavenly things ; but now that the habit of acting every day as in the sight of things unseen , OF PERMITTED SIN . 13.
... , and , it may be , after a sharp struggle , that the mind was turned away from earthly and fixed upon heavenly things ; but now that the habit of acting every day as in the sight of things unseen , OF PERMITTED SIN . 13.
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... struggle ; the conversation or the con- duct of others would suggest thoughts of sin , and kindle within himself evil tempers and desires : but now that he has striven earnestly against these inclinations , and they , by God's grace ...
... struggle ; the conversation or the con- duct of others would suggest thoughts of sin , and kindle within himself evil tempers and desires : but now that he has striven earnestly against these inclinations , and they , by God's grace ...
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... struggle that the conse- quences of sinful habits must be subdued : " This kind cometh not out but by prayer and fasting . " How often against such an one , in his secret strife with the enemy , do long - past and perhaps forgotten ...
... struggle that the conse- quences of sinful habits must be subdued : " This kind cometh not out but by prayer and fasting . " How often against such an one , in his secret strife with the enemy , do long - past and perhaps forgotten ...
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... struggle on through early sickness into the health of maturer years , yet that they still bear in their diminished power and energy the marks of former con- flict ; and so is it in spiritual growth . Few of the most encouraging examples ...
... struggle on through early sickness into the health of maturer years , yet that they still bear in their diminished power and energy the marks of former con- flict ; and so is it in spiritual growth . Few of the most encouraging examples ...
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... Struggle , therefore , earnestly against all sin ; suffer not willingly its least remainder : it is our privilege to live without it ; let us never fall below our right , but " press towards the mark , " that we may " perfect holiness ...
... Struggle , therefore , earnestly against all sin ; suffer not willingly its least remainder : it is our privilege to live without it ; let us never fall below our right , but " press towards the mark , " that we may " perfect holiness ...
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Page 101 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 33 - And he spake this parable unto them, saying, what man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost...
Page 67 - And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Page 92 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 196 - And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation: To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Page 54 - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Page 77 - How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Page 143 - ... being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the virgin Mary, of her substance...
Page 101 - Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19.
Page 93 - I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients because I keep thy precepts.