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For we have not followed cunningly devised fables when we made known to you
the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ PART . Acts v . 38 , 39 . If this
counsel or this work be of men , it will come to nought ; but if it be of God , ye
cannot ...
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables when we made known to you
the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ PART . Acts v . 38 , 39 . If this
counsel or this work be of men , it will come to nought ; but if it be of God , ye
cannot ...
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Our Lord , two verses preceding these , states the momentous truth , that God had
sent his Son into the world , that whosoever believeth on him should not perish ,
but have everlasting life . ' But in the works , no less than in the words of God ...
Our Lord , two verses preceding these , states the momentous truth , that God had
sent his Son into the world , that whosoever believeth on him should not perish ,
but have everlasting life . ' But in the works , no less than in the words of God ...
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come up to the intention , is the cause assigned by our Lord himself in the text ;
men love darkness rather than light . ' Light , he states , is come into the world ,
yet mankind continue unenlightened ; and why ? Because men love darkness ...
come up to the intention , is the cause assigned by our Lord himself in the text ;
men love darkness rather than light . ' Light , he states , is come into the world ,
yet mankind continue unenlightened ; and why ? Because men love darkness ...
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It was a flying to God , the Almighty , for aid and mercy ; • Withdraw not thou thy
mercy from me , O Lord . O Lord , let it be thy pleasure to deliver me ; make haste
, O Lord , to help me . He felt that his situation demanded mercy and assistance ...
It was a flying to God , the Almighty , for aid and mercy ; • Withdraw not thou thy
mercy from me , O Lord . O Lord , let it be thy pleasure to deliver me ; make haste
, O Lord , to help me . He felt that his situation demanded mercy and assistance ...
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Others have died martyrs , as well as our Lord . Others have suffered in a
righteous cause as well as he ; but that is said of him , and of his death and
sufferings , which is not said of any one else . An efficacy and a concern are
ascribed to them ...
Others have died martyrs , as well as our Lord . Others have suffered in a
righteous cause as well as he ; but that is said of him , and of his death and
sufferings , which is not said of any one else . An efficacy and a concern are
ascribed to them ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sermons on Various Subjects |
| Author | William Paley |
| Publisher | Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1827 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 438 pages |
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