Plain Sermons, Volume 4J.G.F. & J. Rivington, 1842 |
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... Prophet Jeremiah , one of the great teachers of repentance in the old time , he sate alone and kept silence ; " he " put his mouth in the dust , if so be there might be hope . " We , on the contrary , too generally make all haste to be ...
... Prophet Jeremiah , one of the great teachers of repentance in the old time , he sate alone and kept silence ; " he " put his mouth in the dust , if so be there might be hope . " We , on the contrary , too generally make all haste to be ...
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John the Baptist was as great as the greatest of the Prophets , but he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he . In thus speaking of the real righteousness and holiness which the new Law of GoD , the Gospel , both ...
John the Baptist was as great as the greatest of the Prophets , but he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he . In thus speaking of the real righteousness and holiness which the new Law of GoD , the Gospel , both ...
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... Prophet , nor the Church in her prayers , meant to encourage personal sentences and comparisons ; but their mean- ing was to make men earnestly desirous , each for himself , to die the death of the righteous , whether his death appear ...
... Prophet , nor the Church in her prayers , meant to encourage personal sentences and comparisons ; but their mean- ing was to make men earnestly desirous , each for himself , to die the death of the righteous , whether his death appear ...
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... prophet Balaam in the text is surely a very fearful instance . Nothing can exceed the apparent truth and piety of his thoughts concerning death ; wishing , as he did , thus passionately , that he might die the death of the right- eous ...
... prophet Balaam in the text is surely a very fearful instance . Nothing can exceed the apparent truth and piety of his thoughts concerning death ; wishing , as he did , thus passionately , that he might die the death of the right- eous ...
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the prophet . " Yet all this left the heart of this covetous person quite unchanged . Over and over he tried , by sacrifices , to pre- vail on the God of Israel to give up His people , and give him leave to curse them . And when he ...
the prophet . " Yet all this left the heart of this covetous person quite unchanged . Over and over he tried , by sacrifices , to pre- vail on the God of Israel to give up His people , and give him leave to curse them . And when he ...
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Page 218 - And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Page 225 - They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark ; and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Page 50 - Rubric, teach openly in the church, all children that they were made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven...
Page 35 - But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan : thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Page 81 - And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked : and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Page 179 - But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed came where he was, and when he saw him he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Page 92 - If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Page 305 - God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
Page 161 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Page 200 - And when the Chief Priests and Scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David...