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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... virtue of faith to purify the heart , ( Acts xv . 9. ) and the heart so purified , is the proper residence of faith , where it dwells and rests as in its natural place . But have you consciences that can lodge pride , and lust , and ...
... virtue of faith to purify the heart , ( Acts xv . 9. ) and the heart so purified , is the proper residence of faith , where it dwells and rests as in its natural place . But have you consciences that can lodge pride , and lust , and ...
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... virtue of that mysterious union , they who par- take of it , partake of the very present happiness and glory of Christ : they have have a real interest in whatsoever he is and hath , in all his dignities and power ; and in that sense ...
... virtue of that mysterious union , they who par- take of it , partake of the very present happiness and glory of Christ : they have have a real interest in whatsoever he is and hath , in all his dignities and power ; and in that sense ...
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... virtue of this communion . Thus ought each of them to think , and every one of them humbly and charitably so to use what he hath himself , and ingenuously to rejoice in that which others have , as the Apostle reasons at large , 1 Cor ...
... virtue of this communion . Thus ought each of them to think , and every one of them humbly and charitably so to use what he hath himself , and ingenuously to rejoice in that which others have , as the Apostle reasons at large , 1 Cor ...
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... virtues are , not to know them , but to have them . And indeed , to do otherwise , is but answerable employment to studying the nature of riches , and talking of them , and remaining poor , possessing none . It is not needful to stay ...
... virtues are , not to know them , but to have them . And indeed , to do otherwise , is but answerable employment to studying the nature of riches , and talking of them , and remaining poor , possessing none . It is not needful to stay ...
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... , prayer in secret cannot be too long . But let us not think it virtue enough that it is long ; let it rather be brief with strong bent VOL . IV . E of mind , than long without it * ; as AN EXPOSITION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER . 49.
... , prayer in secret cannot be too long . But let us not think it virtue enough that it is long ; let it rather be brief with strong bent VOL . IV . E of mind , than long without it * ; as AN EXPOSITION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER . 49.
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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?