An Essay on the Character and Practical Writings of Saint Paul, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815 |
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... zeal of Saint Paul led him into no enthusiasm , so the warmth of his affections never blinded his judgment . Religion did not dry up , as it is some- times accused of doing , the spring of his natural feelings ; his sensibility was ex ...
... zeal of Saint Paul led him into no enthusiasm , so the warmth of his affections never blinded his judgment . Religion did not dry up , as it is some- times accused of doing , the spring of his natural feelings ; his sensibility was ex ...
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... addresses by the materials which he was thus collecting . It would be among the means also to win their affection and in- crease their attachment , when they saw that that his zeal for their spiritual advance- ment was large OF HEART . 19.
... addresses by the materials which he was thus collecting . It would be among the means also to win their affection and in- crease their attachment , when they saw that that his zeal for their spiritual advance- ment was large OF HEART . 19.
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Hannah More. that his zeal for their spiritual advance- ment was large and cordial ; that he did not content himself with the stipulated scantling of bare - weight duty ; that he . did not deal out his instruction with a legal ...
Hannah More. that his zeal for their spiritual advance- ment was large and cordial ; that he did not content himself with the stipulated scantling of bare - weight duty ; that he . did not deal out his instruction with a legal ...
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... zeal , the fidelity , the prayers of their pastor ! For them , to resume the beautiful me- taphors of the Holy Book , -for them , the green pastures , into which they had conducted their flock , shall flourish in everlasting verdure ...
... zeal , the fidelity , the prayers of their pastor ! For them , to resume the beautiful me- taphors of the Holy Book , -for them , the green pastures , into which they had conducted their flock , shall flourish in everlasting verdure ...
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... zeal for the spiritual wel- fare of whole communities did not swal- low up his ardent attachment to indivi- duals ; nor did his regard to their higher interests lead him to overlook their per- sonal sufferings . He descends to give ...
... zeal for the spiritual wel- fare of whole communities did not swal- low up his ardent attachment to indivi- duals ; nor did his regard to their higher interests lead him to overlook their per- sonal sufferings . He descends to give ...
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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...