The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher: In Plymouth Church, BrooklynJ.B. Ford & Company, 1871 |
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... truth as it is in Jesus , to multitudes whom I shall never see in the flesh ; and my prayer is , that these sermons may go on their way doing good . HENRY WARD BEECHER . March 27 , 1871 . CONTENTS . I. THE GROWTH OF CHRIST IN Us (
... truth as it is in Jesus , to multitudes whom I shall never see in the flesh ; and my prayer is , that these sermons may go on their way doing good . HENRY WARD BEECHER . March 27 , 1871 . CONTENTS . I. THE GROWTH OF CHRIST IN Us (
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... praying alone . For instance , if you are going to learn humility , you must learn as a babe . You must learn , just ... prayed for it , and it came . Why yes , you had a flush of it ; but you never had humility that you wore as a ...
... praying alone . For instance , if you are going to learn humility , you must learn as a babe . You must learn , just ... prayed for it , and it came . Why yes , you had a flush of it ; but you never had humility that you wore as a ...
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... prayed silently to the god of minerals that it would let it out , that it might see all this beau- ty . So the god ... praying that God would give them joy ; and he takes hold of them , and begins to break off the environments and be ...
... prayed silently to the god of minerals that it would let it out , that it might see all this beau- ty . So the god ... praying that God would give them joy ; and he takes hold of them , and begins to break off the environments and be ...
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... praying always ; praising always ; rejoicing always . " Rejoice , " says the apos- tle , " in the Lord ; and again I say rejoice . " I believe it is possible to attain these states . You do not need to raise technical questions of ...
... praying always ; praising always ; rejoicing always . " Rejoice , " says the apos- tle , " in the Lord ; and again I say rejoice . " I believe it is possible to attain these states . You do not need to raise technical questions of ...
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... PRAYER BEFORE THE SERMON . We draw near to thee , our Father , not as those who have never beheld ; for we have come often by this living way of love . We have communed with thee . We have received the tokens of thy favor and of thy ...
... PRAYER BEFORE THE SERMON . We draw near to thee , our Father , not as those who have never beheld ; for we have come often by this living way of love . We have communed with thee . We have received the tokens of thy favor and of thy ...
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Page 45 - If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons ; for what son is he whom the Father chasteneth not ? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
Page 18 - Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like ? They are like unto children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced : we have mourned unto you, and ye have not wept.
Page 117 - For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope. Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Page 189 - He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Page 223 - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Page 6 - Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned...
Page 142 - For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not ; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Page 17 - For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist : but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.