On the Prophecies and Testimony of John the Baptist, and the Parallel Prophecies of Jesus Christ,: Eight Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford, in the Year 1782, at the Lecture Founded by the Rev. John Bampton, M.A. Late Canon of SalisburyD. Prince and J. Cooke, and J. F. and C. Rivington, and T. Cadell, London., 1782 - 216 pages |
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... received and used by the reft , as true narra- tives of what they had all heard and feen , during their intercourse with Christ . So far as to the real existence of the facts , upon which Christianity depends . That the Gospels , extant ...
... received and used by the reft , as true narra- tives of what they had all heard and feen , during their intercourse with Christ . So far as to the real existence of the facts , upon which Christianity depends . That the Gospels , extant ...
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... received his baptifm . The testimony , given by Jofephus in par- ticular , to the publick ministry and general veneration of the Baptift , will have the greater weight in behalf of the Gospel , which began in the baptism of John , from ...
... received his baptifm . The testimony , given by Jofephus in par- ticular , to the publick ministry and general veneration of the Baptift , will have the greater weight in behalf of the Gospel , which began in the baptism of John , from ...
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... received , only the baptifm of John . All the Jews of this defcription , as they seem to have believed the prophetical charac- ter of the Baptift , could have no other ground for admitting it , except that , upon which he was separately ...
... received , only the baptifm of John . All the Jews of this defcription , as they seem to have believed the prophetical charac- ter of the Baptift , could have no other ground for admitting it , except that , upon which he was separately ...
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... received among them ' , If Ifrael repent but one day , presently the Redeemer cometh . Whether they entertained just no- tions of Baptism and Repentance , or other- wife , is not confidered here ; but the present question is , fimply ...
... received among them ' , If Ifrael repent but one day , presently the Redeemer cometh . Whether they entertained just no- tions of Baptism and Repentance , or other- wife , is not confidered here ; but the present question is , fimply ...
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... received as a prophet , yet his character could not be proved prophetical , if it were any other , except that , which the Gospel - writers represent it , of Forerunner to the Meffiah . SER- SERMON II . MATT . iii . 5 , 6 22 SERMON MON ...
... received as a prophet , yet his character could not be proved prophetical , if it were any other , except that , which the Gospel - writers represent it , of Forerunner to the Meffiah . SER- SERMON II . MATT . iii . 5 , 6 22 SERMON MON ...
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Page 93 - And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him. And I knew Him not : but He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He which baptizeth With the Holy Ghost, and I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
Page 176 - If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong to thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Page 183 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire...
Page 92 - ... having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the Beloved ; in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace...
Page 176 - For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Page 162 - I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 164 - These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.