The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate1833 |
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... whole ; he extracts some minor details , and dwells exclusively upon mere circumstances , which neither Mr. Wesley , nor the leaders of the Methodist body in subsequent times , have ever considered as essential to the work of God . It ...
... whole ; he extracts some minor details , and dwells exclusively upon mere circumstances , which neither Mr. Wesley , nor the leaders of the Methodist body in subsequent times , have ever considered as essential to the work of God . It ...
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... whole to extravagancies of doctrine , quite inconsistent with sober - mindedness . " And , in these terms of censure , your correspondent particularly refers to a sense of the pardoning love of God , and to the tenet of entire ...
... whole to extravagancies of doctrine , quite inconsistent with sober - mindedness . " And , in these terms of censure , your correspondent particularly refers to a sense of the pardoning love of God , and to the tenet of entire ...
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... whole body of the clergy , under due regulations and having regard to charac- ter and attainments , a fair prospect of arriving in succession at a benefice ; A system of ecclesiastical discipline adapted to modern wants and habits ; The ...
... whole body of the clergy , under due regulations and having regard to charac- ter and attainments , a fair prospect of arriving in succession at a benefice ; A system of ecclesiastical discipline adapted to modern wants and habits ; The ...
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... whole kingdom to be managed at an office in London . The chief check is the local observation and knowledge of the parties . We have freely stated for the consideration of intelligent readers , the difficulty which occurred to us in re ...
... whole kingdom to be managed at an office in London . The chief check is the local observation and knowledge of the parties . We have freely stated for the consideration of intelligent readers , the difficulty which occurred to us in re ...
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... whole may be rendered intelligible to the common people . " That , besides the Psalms being read in their course as before , some proper and devout ones be selected for Sundays . " That the Apocryphal Lessons , and those of the Old ...
... whole may be rendered intelligible to the common people . " That , besides the Psalms being read in their course as before , some proper and devout ones be selected for Sundays . " That the Apocryphal Lessons , and those of the Old ...
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Page 32 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 527 - And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Page 412 - Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
Page 657 - And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, "I have offended ; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear.
Page 80 - Behold, here I am ; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed ; whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 579 - God, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality ; therefore, to promote their happiness, and to secure the good order and preservation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require...
Page 204 - And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night : and they rose up in the morning : and he said, Send me away unto my master.
Page 342 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Page 529 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 579 - IT is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great creator and preserver of the universe.