Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist: By George Horne, ...printed at the Clarendon-Press, for S. Parker; sold by J. and F. Rivington, and T. Cadell (successor to Mr Millar), London, 1769 - 143 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 8
... heart , as well as in that of men , who are witneffes only of the external deportment . Thro ' the ftrength of this fpirit , he walked in the path of an uniform obedience , an invariable obferver of thofe ordinan- ces which were at that ...
... heart , as well as in that of men , who are witneffes only of the external deportment . Thro ' the ftrength of this fpirit , he walked in the path of an uniform obedience , an invariable obferver of thofe ordinan- ces which were at that ...
Page 15
... hearts of the best of men ; and Zacharias himself fo far partook of the incredulous spirit which at that period had poffeffed the fyna- a Luke i . 58 . gogue , 119 66 SECT . I. gogue , that he " of St. JOHN the BAPTIST . 15.
... hearts of the best of men ; and Zacharias himself fo far partook of the incredulous spirit which at that period had poffeffed the fyna- a Luke i . 58 . gogue , 119 66 SECT . I. gogue , that he " of St. JOHN the BAPTIST . 15.
Page 17
... heart having been prepared , by filence and re- tirement , for the reception of celestial influences , he was now " filled with the 66 Holy Ghoft , " and brake forth into that divine hymn , which shall be the fubject of the next section ...
... heart having been prepared , by filence and re- tirement , for the reception of celestial influences , he was now " filled with the 66 Holy Ghoft , " and brake forth into that divine hymn , which shall be the fubject of the next section ...
Page 20
... uttering that " good matter , " of which his heart was fo full , that when at length God faw fit to remove the mound , it burst forth forth at once in an impetuous and irre- SECT . 20 Confiderations on the Life and Death.
... uttering that " good matter , " of which his heart was fo full , that when at length God faw fit to remove the mound , it burst forth forth at once in an impetuous and irre- SECT . 20 Confiderations on the Life and Death.
Page 28
... hearts too much on " fields and vineyards , " forgetting or neglecting better things , as men are apt to do , who are bleffed with profperity . in this prefent world . But when they did fo , they did wrong : prophets were fent to ...
... hearts too much on " fields and vineyards , " forgetting or neglecting better things , as men are apt to do , who are bleffed with profperity . in this prefent world . But when they did fo , they did wrong : prophets were fent to ...
Other editions - View all
Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist ... George Horne (Bishop of Norwich.) No preview available - 1806 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham accompliſhment anſwer Baptift baptized becauſe Behold beſt bleffed cauſe children of men Chrift Chriftian church Confiderations counfels darkneſs defarts defcend defires difciples difcourfes difpofitions divine earth Elias Elijah exerciſe faid faith falvation fame fathers faying fend fent fervant ferve feve fhall fhew fince fins firft firſt fleſh folitude fome foul fpirit fubject fuch glory Goſpel grace hath heart heaven heavenly Herod Herodias himſelf holy Ifaiah Ifrael itſelf Jefus Jerufalem Jews John John's Judea king kingdom knowlege Lamb of God Lord Luke Mafter MAGDALEN COLLEGE Matt Meffiah mercy Mofes moſt muft muſt neceffary obfervations occafion ourſelves paffion pafs perfon pleaſure praiſe preach preſent prieſts promiſed prophet purpoſe queſtion radife raiſe repentance righteouſneſs Saviour SECT SECT.III SECT.V ſhall ſhe ſhould ſpeak Spirit teftimony thee themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion truth underſtanding unto uſe vifit whofe whoſe wilderneſs wiſdom Zacharias
Popular passages
Page 55 - For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble ; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Page vii - And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Page 115 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 23. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Page 83 - What shall we do then ? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 103 - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
Page 73 - Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Page 131 - And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Page 8 - Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be.
Page 54 - And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Page 101 - And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.