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... its impor- tance , it did not sufficiently occupy either the tongue of the preacher , or the ear of the people . There may have been something in the character or circumstances of the age to prevent it from receiving a due b 2.
... its impor- tance , it did not sufficiently occupy either the tongue of the preacher , or the ear of the people . There may have been something in the character or circumstances of the age to prevent it from receiving a due b 2.
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... Preacher . But with all its defects , his work is on this subject by far the most valuable relic of antiquity , and occupies a large space in the useful expositions which , after an interval of several centuries , were compiled by ...
... Preacher . But with all its defects , his work is on this subject by far the most valuable relic of antiquity , and occupies a large space in the useful expositions which , after an interval of several centuries , were compiled by ...
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... preached sal- vation through Christ , ( Acts iv . 12 ) , and administered the sacraments which he had instituted ( Acts ii . 41 , 42 ) . But up to that time the preaching of Christ and his Apostles , like that of John , was intended to ...
... preached sal- vation through Christ , ( Acts iv . 12 ) , and administered the sacraments which he had instituted ( Acts ii . 41 , 42 ) . But up to that time the preaching of Christ and his Apostles , like that of John , was intended to ...
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... preaching , as well as the initia- tory rite which he administered to his disciples ; in the same way as TeρITоμn is a complex term , standing not only for the initiatory rite , but for the whole cere- monial law . See Luke xx . 4 ...
... preaching , as well as the initia- tory rite which he administered to his disciples ; in the same way as TeρITоμn is a complex term , standing not only for the initiatory rite , but for the whole cere- monial law . See Luke xx . 4 ...
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... preachers this word is not in the Hebrew nor in the LXX . ... 19 It is here declared that the Messiah's coming , though a joyful event to God's faithful people , shall be attended with portents denoting vengeance to his ene- mies . This ...
... preachers this word is not in the Hebrew nor in the LXX . ... 19 It is here declared that the Messiah's coming , though a joyful event to God's faithful people , shall be attended with portents denoting vengeance to his ene- mies . This ...
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Page 125 - Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 171 - I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 [And] the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 217 - At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me : I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
Page 52 - And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone ; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Page 165 - I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.