Endeavours after the Christian life, discourses, Volume 1J. Chapman, 1843 |
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action affections amid ancient beauty become beneath benevolence blessed character Christ Christian church conscience consciousness creation darkness death deed deep devotion discern divine divine simplicity divinest doubt duty dwell earnest earth emotions energy eternity everlasting evil existence faith Father feel force give God's gone grief habits happiness heart heaven holy hope human hypochondria idea immortal infinite JAMES MARTINEAU Jesus kingdom of God kingdom of Heaven labour less light living look ments mercy mighty heart mind moral nature noble nobler once ourselves outer limits outward pass passions pathies peace perception perfect Pharisee physical piety prayer present Protestantism pure racter rebuke religion religious reverence RICHARD KINDER sacred sanctity scene scrupulosity secret self-will selfish sense sentiment silent sleep social society solemn sorrow soul spirit sublime suffering sympathy tears things thought tion toil true trust truth uncon veneration virtue visible voice wisdom
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Page 170 - Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Page 139 - From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Page 31 - It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood ; who, for the time, scarce feels the hurt ; and therefore a mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death ; but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, '' Nunc dimittis" when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations.
Page 47 - And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul ; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Page 219 - Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Page 288 - Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in nowise enter therein.
Page 153 - See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Page 11 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 169 - Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life ; but we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead...
Page 11 - And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor...