The Works of Francis Bragge, B.D. Vicar of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, and Prebendary of Lincoln: On the parables of Our LordUniversity Press, 1833 |
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... reward of a good and faithful servant at last ! I am , with the greatest respect , my Lord , your Grace's much obliged and most dutiful Servant , FRANCIS BRAGGE . THE PREFACE . THE Parables of our Saviour being full iv THE EPISTLE ...
... reward of a good and faithful servant at last ! I am , with the greatest respect , my Lord , your Grace's much obliged and most dutiful Servant , FRANCIS BRAGGE . THE PREFACE . THE Parables of our Saviour being full iv THE EPISTLE ...
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... rewards and punishments to such as do or do not obey and practise them : and this seed thus sown is watered with the dews of heaven , with the distilla- tions of the Divine grace and blessing , which are in sufficient plenty afforded to ...
... rewards and punishments to such as do or do not obey and practise them : and this seed thus sown is watered with the dews of heaven , with the distilla- tions of the Divine grace and blessing , which are in sufficient plenty afforded to ...
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... , which is so ex- cellent in itself , and shall be so infinitely rewarded . And indeed , the Christian religion is so highly rea- b Cant . iv . 12 . sonable in its own nature , so conducive to the 6 Practical Discourses upon the.
... , which is so ex- cellent in itself , and shall be so infinitely rewarded . And indeed , the Christian religion is so highly rea- b Cant . iv . 12 . sonable in its own nature , so conducive to the 6 Practical Discourses upon the.
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... instruc- tion , and have the whole of Christianity set before them in a true light , all the duties and rewards and r Mark iv . 26—29 . punishments of it , so that there is all that C 3 Parables of our blessed Saviour . 21.
... instruc- tion , and have the whole of Christianity set before them in a true light , all the duties and rewards and r Mark iv . 26—29 . punishments of it , so that there is all that C 3 Parables of our blessed Saviour . 21.
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... rewards and punishments , together with the constant dews of the divine grace that attend it , without any more extraordinary means , unless upon some extraordinary occasion , to make it take root and fructify . It is generally proposed ...
... rewards and punishments , together with the constant dews of the divine grace that attend it , without any more extraordinary means , unless upon some extraordinary occasion , to make it take root and fructify . It is generally proposed ...
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Page 254 - And he said, This will I do : I will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my gooils.
Page 226 - Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Page 330 - There was a certain rich man which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day ; And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table : moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Page 136 - And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment...
Page 226 - And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one ; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Page 282 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Page 136 - And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Page 305 - Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Page 29 - The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Page 101 - Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.