Parochial Sermons, Volume 1J.G. & F. Rivington, 1837 |
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... deeds , this communion with God , these holy works , will be the means of making our hearts holy , and of preparing us for the future presence of God . Outward acts , done on principle , create inward habits . I repeat , the separate ...
... deeds , this communion with God , these holy works , will be the means of making our hearts holy , and of preparing us for the future presence of God . Outward acts , done on principle , create inward habits . I repeat , the separate ...
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... deeds to the improvement of the heart ; whereas even the most exact outward devotion avails not a man , if it does not improve it . 2. But observe what follows from this . If holi- ness be not merely the doing a certain number of good ...
... deeds to the improvement of the heart ; whereas even the most exact outward devotion avails not a man , if it does not improve it . 2. But observe what follows from this . If holi- ness be not merely the doing a certain number of good ...
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... deeds and sufferings to humble him to the dust , and to bind his heart once and for ever in gratitude to Him who is so surpassing in mercy . All these things act upon him ; and , as truly as St. Matthew rose from the receipt of custom ...
... deeds and sufferings to humble him to the dust , and to bind his heart once and for ever in gratitude to Him who is so surpassing in mercy . All these things act upon him ; and , as truly as St. Matthew rose from the receipt of custom ...
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... deed of obedience ) : you must pray ; and this I say is very difficult , because our thoughts are so apt to wander . But even this is not all ; -you must , as you pray , really intend to try to practise what you pray for . When you say ...
... deed of obedience ) : you must pray ; and this I say is very difficult , because our thoughts are so apt to wander . But even this is not all ; -you must , as you pray , really intend to try to practise what you pray for . When you say ...
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... deeds . This may be our condition as well as that of others ; or , if it be not , still a similar infirmity , the bondage of some other sin or sins , which others see , and we do not . But , say there is no human being sees sin in us ...
... deeds . This may be our condition as well as that of others ; or , if it be not , still a similar infirmity , the bondage of some other sin or sins , which others see , and we do not . But , say there is no human being sees sin in us ...
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Page 213 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 245 - From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve. Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the words of eternal life. — And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
Page 73 - And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Page 191 - But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say unto him, The first.
Page 281 - Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Page 301 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 216 - And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee ; take away this cup from me : nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Page 190 - And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Page 157 - Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Page 213 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.