Practical SermonsJ.G. & F. Rivington, 1838 - 399 pages |
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... prayers , and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees , but thine eat and drink ? And he said unto them , Can ye make the children of the bride - chamber fast , while the bridegroom is with them ? But the days will come , when the ...
... prayers , and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees , but thine eat and drink ? And he said unto them , Can ye make the children of the bride - chamber fast , while the bridegroom is with them ? But the days will come , when the ...
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... pray for the grace of repentance , and the love of God ; and let him who humbly hopes that the Spirit doth some- what draw up his mind to high and heavenly things , and though his heart be still too stony , and his affections too much ...
... pray for the grace of repentance , and the love of God ; and let him who humbly hopes that the Spirit doth some- what draw up his mind to high and heavenly things , and though his heart be still too stony , and his affections too much ...
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... pray for grace to love God ; and when we have by His mercy reasonable ground to think that we love Him , then we may also take comfort from the thought of His eternal purpose . " Wherefore , " says Archbishop Leighton - and his words ...
... pray for grace to love God ; and when we have by His mercy reasonable ground to think that we love Him , then we may also take comfort from the thought of His eternal purpose . " Wherefore , " says Archbishop Leighton - and his words ...
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... prayer for the Holy Spirit of God , to purify his heart , to quicken his devotion , to lead his mind and affections through and from earthly objects to heavenly ones , to make his wor- ship acceptable , to renew the image of God , once ...
... prayer for the Holy Spirit of God , to purify his heart , to quicken his devotion , to lead his mind and affections through and from earthly objects to heavenly ones , to make his wor- ship acceptable , to renew the image of God , once ...
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... pray that the blessed Spirit of God , who alone can order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men , may give to each that aid which he most needs , -and commend to all , as the ambassador of Christ , the necessity of a true ...
... pray that the blessed Spirit of God , who alone can order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men , may give to each that aid which he most needs , -and commend to all , as the ambassador of Christ , the necessity of a true ...
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Page 223 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; In sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life...
Page 188 - There was a certain creditor which had two debtors : the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most 1 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.
Page ix - Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Page 250 - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
Page 23 - I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: " For I have five brethren : that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Page 233 - But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all : and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest ; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 301 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Page 196 - I love God," and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
Page 346 - And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Page 28 - What shall we say then? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.