Merton Sundays: a selection from the sermons of H.W. Sargent. With an intr. by P.G. Medd |
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... earnest mind a spectacle full of horror and disgust . But in order to under- stand the full guilt of this , you must know how each pious Israelite was taught to regard the Temple . It was to him the habitation of God , -the place ...
... earnest mind a spectacle full of horror and disgust . But in order to under- stand the full guilt of this , you must know how each pious Israelite was taught to regard the Temple . It was to him the habitation of God , -the place ...
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... earnest re- garded with feelings of the tenderest and most reverent affection , was being polluted by the coarse , common traffic of the streets . Surely such conduct indicated the extent to which the decay of all true religious ...
... earnest re- garded with feelings of the tenderest and most reverent affection , was being polluted by the coarse , common traffic of the streets . Surely such conduct indicated the extent to which the decay of all true religious ...
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... earnest desire to offer up your lives to God , such as you express by the praises of your lips ; if you come with a hearty desire to honour God by self - sacrifice and self - dis- cipline , then will these services be your greatest ...
... earnest desire to offer up your lives to God , such as you express by the praises of your lips ; if you come with a hearty desire to honour God by self - sacrifice and self - dis- cipline , then will these services be your greatest ...
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... thy might to attain to His glory . " Gaze we , then , in earnest contemplation on the scene which , as at this season , was set before men in Bethlehem . Let us draw near with the shepherds VII . ] 89 The Incarnation .
... thy might to attain to His glory . " Gaze we , then , in earnest contemplation on the scene which , as at this season , was set before men in Bethlehem . Let us draw near with the shepherds VII . ] 89 The Incarnation .
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... earnest trust in God , -whose whole heart was under the influence of an abiding consciousness of the divine love and goodness , and whose daily life of quiet , unobtrusive obedience was a daily practice and strengthening of such ...
... earnest trust in God , -whose whole heart was under the influence of an abiding consciousness of the divine love and goodness , and whose daily life of quiet , unobtrusive obedience was a daily practice and strengthening of such ...
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Page 70 - Fear not, Mary ; for thou hast found favour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His Name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David.
Page 12 - PRAISE the Lord, O my soul ; and all that is within me, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits...
Page 247 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Page 71 - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.
Page 170 - For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor? or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things : to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Page 323 - And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Page 209 - He took the Cup; and, when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins : Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me.
Page 111 - But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved ;) and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus...
Page 297 - If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Page 370 - When once the master of the house is risen up and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us ; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are : Then shall ye begin to say, we have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say I tell you I know you not whence ye are ; depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.