An Essay on the Character and Practical Writings of Saint Paul, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815 |
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Page 55
... danger which surrounded , to the deaths which threatened him . When Paul and Silas were imprisoned at Philippi , it is recorded that they prayed at midnight . This would natu- rally be expected from such men , under such circumstances ...
... danger which surrounded , to the deaths which threatened him . When Paul and Silas were imprisoned at Philippi , it is recorded that they prayed at midnight . This would natu- rally be expected from such men , under such circumstances ...
Page 64
... danger . Though his life was one continued mar- tyrdom , to which the brief suffering of the stake or the axe would have been a mercy , yet he was contented to live for lengthened services ; though he would have finished his course with ...
... danger . Though his life was one continued mar- tyrdom , to which the brief suffering of the stake or the axe would have been a mercy , yet he was contented to live for lengthened services ; though he would have finished his course with ...
Page 70
... danger we may be too much inclined to fall , if we do not bring these people nearer to what we suppose to be our own level . They were already Christians . It was not , therefore , always necessary to arrange all the fundamental ...
... danger we may be too much inclined to fall , if we do not bring these people nearer to what we suppose to be our own level . They were already Christians . It was not , therefore , always necessary to arrange all the fundamental ...
Page 93
... dangerous conse- quences , that he boldly remonstrated on this act of duplicity , -an act unlike the general character ... danger . Nor does this Chris- tian sincerity appear to have interrupted their friendship ; for it did not prevent ...
... dangerous conse- quences , that he boldly remonstrated on this act of duplicity , -an act unlike the general character ... danger . Nor does this Chris- tian sincerity appear to have interrupted their friendship ; for it did not prevent ...
Page 96
... danger to the flattered indi- vidual , saw the evil of opposition , of rivalry , of division , let who will be the person preferred . He might have seen the dangerous and blinding influence of excessive prepos session and party ...
... danger to the flattered indi- vidual , saw the evil of opposition , of rivalry , of division , let who will be the person preferred . He might have seen the dangerous and blinding influence of excessive prepos session and party ...
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Popular passages
Page 65 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.
Page 213 - Awake to righteousness, and sin not : for | some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Page 168 - Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
Page 27 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Page 304 - One thing have I desired of the LORD, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit his temple.
Page 257 - But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Page 7 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Page 223 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...
Page 257 - It should seem, that the term' perfect,' as well in other parts of Scripture as in the writings of St. Paul, not only has not always the exact meaning which we assign to it, but has different meanings, according to the occasion on which it is employed. Sometimes this term expresses the aim rather than the acquisition, as in that injunction of our Saviour — ' Be ye perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Page 138 - Christ,' — shall we, when we see these astonishing results, refuse our homage to the transforming genius of Christianity ; to that power which enabled this fierce assailant to ' put off the old man with his deeds, and to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness...