The Letter and the Spirit: Six Sermons on the Inspiration of Holy Scripture, Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Discharge of His Office of Select PreacherMacmillan and Company, 1861 - 181 pages |
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... Lord , " thus wrote St Paul at the close of the epistle , " that this Epistle be read unto all the holy brethren ' . " The detached portions of the New Testament gradually gathered round the infant Church . Book after book , with or ...
... Lord , " thus wrote St Paul at the close of the epistle , " that this Epistle be read unto all the holy brethren ' . " The detached portions of the New Testament gradually gathered round the infant Church . Book after book , with or ...
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... Lord . At length he comes nearer to that centre of light , from which all the scattered glories which he has seen , ra- diate . There , in a group , not seen all with equal distinctness , stand round one centre 1 Note IV . Apostle ...
... Lord . At length he comes nearer to that centre of light , from which all the scattered glories which he has seen , ra- diate . There , in a group , not seen all with equal distinctness , stand round one centre 1 Note IV . Apostle ...
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... Lord of spirits , has poured His Spirit within it . Through it He speaks , in the condescen- sion of Infinite Power , to our spirits . He has placed it where it stands , to fill with its mighty music a temple older than itself , the ...
... Lord of spirits , has poured His Spirit within it . Through it He speaks , in the condescen- sion of Infinite Power , to our spirits . He has placed it where it stands , to fill with its mighty music a temple older than itself , the ...
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... Lord , I am not high - minded , I have no proud looks ; I do not exercise myself in great matters , which are too high for me ; but I refrain my soul , and keep it low , like as a child that is weaned from its mother ; yea , my soul is ...
... Lord , I am not high - minded , I have no proud looks ; I do not exercise myself in great matters , which are too high for me ; but I refrain my soul , and keep it low , like as a child that is weaned from its mother ; yea , my soul is ...
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... Lord . The Temple might still exist , though we were ignorant of the foundation . We dare not restrict the working of the Spirit of God to that which the Spirit inhabits : still less should we have a right to deny the edifice to be His ...
... Lord . The Temple might still exist , though we were ignorant of the foundation . We dare not restrict the working of the Spirit of God to that which the Spirit inhabits : still less should we have a right to deny the edifice to be His ...
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Page 172 - ARE you persuaded that the holy Scriptures contain sufficiently all Doctrine required of necessity for eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ...
Page 131 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God : which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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Page 77 - O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you...
Page 165 - All the Books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received, we do receive, and account them Canonical.
Page 77 - Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Page 15 - Christ and other Masters. A Historical Inquiry into some of the Chief Parallelisms and Contrasts between Christianity and the Religious Systems of the Ancient World.
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Page 173 - Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee : by this we believe that thou earnest forth from God.
Page 127 - And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought ; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.