The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton: To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author, Volume 4James Duncan, 1825 - Theology |
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... hand of God : He can not only break it to pieces by the strength of His hand , but if He do but withdraw His hand from supporting it , it will fall and break of itself , Maker of heaven and earth . ] The Son and AN EXPOSITION OF THE ...
... hand of God : He can not only break it to pieces by the strength of His hand , but if He do but withdraw His hand from supporting it , it will fall and break of itself , Maker of heaven and earth . ] The Son and AN EXPOSITION OF THE ...
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... hand that leans on them . Jer . xvii . 7 . There is yet another thing in this Article , which serves fur- ther to uphold our faith , That of necessity , He who made the world by His power , doth likewise rule it by His providence . It ...
... hand that leans on them . Jer . xvii . 7 . There is yet another thing in this Article , which serves fur- ther to uphold our faith , That of necessity , He who made the world by His power , doth likewise rule it by His providence . It ...
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... hands and look no more after it ; but as He made it , so He is the continual pilot of it , sits still at the helm , and guides it ; yea , He com- mands the winds and seas , and they obey Him . And this serves much for the comfort of the ...
... hands and look no more after it ; but as He made it , so He is the continual pilot of it , sits still at the helm , and guides it ; yea , He com- mands the winds and seas , and they obey Him . And this serves much for the comfort of the ...
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... hand , was far more bitter than the gall and vinegar from the hand of his ene- mies ; the piercing of his soul , far sharper than the nails and thorns . He could answer these sweetly with , Father , forgive them , for they know not what ...
... hand , was far more bitter than the gall and vinegar from the hand of his ene- mies ; the piercing of his soul , far sharper than the nails and thorns . He could answer these sweetly with , Father , forgive them , for they know not what ...
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... hands , the other hath crept into it out of the margin . But retaining it by all means as it is , it may signify the abode and continuance of Christ's body in the grave ; in which time he seemed to have been swallowed up of death , and ...
... hands , the other hath crept into it out of the margin . But retaining it by all means as it is , it may signify the abode and continuance of Christ's body in the grave ; in which time he seemed to have been swallowed up of death , and ...
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Page 277 - He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Page 289 - For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit...
Page 32 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous...
Page 339 - Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Page 301 - The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Page 144 - God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Page 107 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth...
Page 373 - LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness ; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 66 - Christ ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance : but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation ; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Page 114 - And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy?