The early progress of the gospel: in 8 sermons |
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... practice on the other ; how the Christian is enjoined to have a reason for the faith which is in him ; to " prove all things " first , and then to " hold them fast ; " and how again it is declared that all things are possible to them ...
... practice on the other ; how the Christian is enjoined to have a reason for the faith which is in him ; to " prove all things " first , and then to " hold them fast ; " and how again it is declared that all things are possible to them ...
Page 104
... practice of the Christians , though at vari- ance with the received doctrines and prevail- ing practices of the heathen world , were in accordance with the religious and moral no- tions originally implanted in our nature . Those ...
... practice of the Christians , though at vari- ance with the received doctrines and prevail- ing practices of the heathen world , were in accordance with the religious and moral no- tions originally implanted in our nature . Those ...
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... practice : and it is the confession of the imperial apostate , whose testimony I have already quoted ' , that they owed their rapid increase to their charity , and to the holiness of their conversation . In observing on the persuasive ...
... practice : and it is the confession of the imperial apostate , whose testimony I have already quoted ' , that they owed their rapid increase to their charity , and to the holiness of their conversation . In observing on the persuasive ...
Page 107
... practice , if the precept is not accompanied by the example . Certainly , if our practice be contradictory to our doctrine , if we shew an example which refutes the rule , our efforts in the cause of Christ will be worse than useless ...
... practice , if the precept is not accompanied by the example . Certainly , if our practice be contradictory to our doctrine , if we shew an example which refutes the rule , our efforts in the cause of Christ will be worse than useless ...
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... practice the precepts of the Gospel , the more strongly we shall recommend them to the hearts of men . It was said by one of the ancients , who was himself a saintly preacher , that " the raising of the dead effecteth not so much ...
... practice the precepts of the Gospel , the more strongly we shall recommend them to the hearts of men . It was said by one of the ancients , who was himself a saintly preacher , that " the raising of the dead effecteth not so much ...
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Page 168 - 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 : and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Page 161 - In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so. Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Page 190 - But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Page 55 - Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures ; and said unto them ; Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Page 156 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live, are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Page 53 - The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.