Reflections adapted to the holy seasons of the Christian and ecclesiastical yearJ.G. & F. Rivington, 1834 - 80 pages |
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... voice which gladdens all nature , and strikes the sorrowful penitent with comfort- " Come , ye blessed of my Father ! " There is something overpowering in the contem- plation of a grand series of events , of whatever kind , but when ...
... voice which gladdens all nature , and strikes the sorrowful penitent with comfort- " Come , ye blessed of my Father ! " There is something overpowering in the contem- plation of a grand series of events , of whatever kind , but when ...
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... voice of joy and gladness has cheered the desert , that " the branch of the Lord is beautiful and glorious , and the fruit of the earth excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel1 ! " To enumerate the prophecies , would ...
... voice of joy and gladness has cheered the desert , that " the branch of the Lord is beautiful and glorious , and the fruit of the earth excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel1 ! " To enumerate the prophecies , would ...
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... voice of sacred prophecy . " There was an ancient and gene- ral opinion , " said Suetonius , " prevalent in all the east , that the Fates had decreed that at that time the supe- riority of power should spring from Judea " . " The ...
... voice of sacred prophecy . " There was an ancient and gene- ral opinion , " said Suetonius , " prevalent in all the east , that the Fates had decreed that at that time the supe- riority of power should spring from Judea " . " The ...
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... voice of prophecy , by extirpating the expected cause . That this was the feeling which then prevailed in Judea needs no further confirmation . But it appears , that there was a difference of opinion relative to the person and character ...
... voice of prophecy , by extirpating the expected cause . That this was the feeling which then prevailed in Judea needs no further confirmation . But it appears , that there was a difference of opinion relative to the person and character ...
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... voice from the clouds : - " Awake thou that sleepest , and arise from the dead , and Christ shall give thee light ! " This is indeed a miracle - and what can be a greater miracle than a restoration from the death of sin to a life of ...
... voice from the clouds : - " Awake thou that sleepest , and arise from the dead , and Christ shall give thee light ! " This is indeed a miracle - and what can be a greater miracle than a restoration from the death of sin to a life of ...
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Page 154 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding — if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures, — then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God..
Page 271 - By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page 243 - WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Page 339 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Page 240 - Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, that being justified by his grace we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Page 334 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 241 - I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.
Page 24 - Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Page 237 - Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened ; but it is also a sign of regeneration, or new birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive baptism rightly are grafted into the Church ; the promises of the forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be. the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed; faith is confirmed and grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God.
Page 122 - Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.