The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D. Thomas. Vol. 1-50; 51, no. 3- ol. 63, Volume 2David Thomas |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 48
Page 47
... evil , and only evil , and that continually " -to find how , 99 without any violation of his voluntary agency , he GERMS OF THOUGHT . 47.
... evil , and only evil , and that continually " -to find how , 99 without any violation of his voluntary agency , he GERMS OF THOUGHT . 47.
Page 48
... evil from the world without him , and having an intelligent and powerful spiritual agency to tempt him ; who possesses every advantage of appli- ance and experience , and brings the outward solicitation to bear upon the inward ...
... evil from the world without him , and having an intelligent and powerful spiritual agency to tempt him ; who possesses every advantage of appli- ance and experience , and brings the outward solicitation to bear upon the inward ...
Page 52
... evil . ” The great practical thing is to get right thoughts of God's thoughts - not to misunderstand them . They are precious only in the degree in which they are understood . Their being misunderstood is the reason why they are not ...
... evil . ” The great practical thing is to get right thoughts of God's thoughts - not to misunderstand them . They are precious only in the degree in which they are understood . Their being misunderstood is the reason why they are not ...
Page 62
... evil ; it is a necessary stimulus to intellectual development and moral culture . Without it the world would go to sleep , and souls would remain embryoes for ever . Now , it was through this appetite that Satan first assailed Christ ...
... evil ; it is a necessary stimulus to intellectual development and moral culture . Without it the world would go to sleep , and souls would remain embryoes for ever . Now , it was through this appetite that Satan first assailed Christ ...
Page 65
... evil amongst us . It supplies weights and measures for everything . It determines the worth of man and of truth . The purseless saint , however great his soul , is nothing . The sublimest truths are visionary speculations unless they ...
... evil amongst us . It supplies weights and measures for everything . It determines the worth of man and of truth . The purseless saint , however great his soul , is nothing . The sublimest truths are visionary speculations unless they ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ADOLPHE MONOD Analysis of Homily anti-theism apostle atheist Balaam beauty believe Belshazzar benevolence Bible blessings breath character Christ Christian church connexion conscience consciousness Divine doctrine earnest earth elements eternal evil existence fact faculty faith Father feel felt glory God's gospel happiness hath heart heaven holy honour human idea infinite influence intellect Israel Jeremy Taylor Jerusalem Jesus Jews Judea labour light living look Lord man-the man's manifest means mental mercy midst mind ministry Moab moral Moses nature never outward perfect Pharaoh philosophic piety prayer preacher preaching principles pulpit reformation regarded religion religious reveal Roundhead scripture Secondly Sennacherib sense sentiment sermons sinner sins sons of Zebedee sorrow soul speak spirit suffering sympathies Taylor thee theology things Thirdly thou thought throne true truth universe unto vision voice whilst whole word world in action
Popular passages
Page 36 - Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee, Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Page 206 - From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Page 30 - Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
Page 331 - Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there ; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Page 381 - Every man's work shall be made manifest. For the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
Page 253 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Page 336 - The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Page 231 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on Earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste And natural in gesture...
Page 206 - And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Page 332 - Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.