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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... truth , therefore , is to be borne in mind , that Christian life begins at the point of weakness , and goes on by regular normal stages to maturity . It is first a spark , and then a flame , hidden in much smoke , and at last a pure and ...
... truth , therefore , is to be borne in mind , that Christian life begins at the point of weakness , and goes on by regular normal stages to maturity . It is first a spark , and then a flame , hidden in much smoke , and at last a pure and ...
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... truth except just so far as he has learned . And it is a science which will bear a good deal of studying . Most people learn to tell the truth as thousands of people used to learn to read and write and cipher , in their old - fashioned ...
... truth except just so far as he has learned . And it is a science which will bear a good deal of studying . Most people learn to tell the truth as thousands of people used to learn to read and write and cipher , in their old - fashioned ...
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... truth . We are witnesses of thy fidelity . Thou dost not leave thy people . We are witnesses of thy generosity . Thou dost exceeding abun- dantly more than we ask or think . Our shadows are but half dark , Our life is full of radiance ...
... truth . We are witnesses of thy fidelity . Thou dost not leave thy people . We are witnesses of thy generosity . Thou dost exceeding abun- dantly more than we ask or think . Our shadows are but half dark , Our life is full of radiance ...
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... truth , like a star , fall upon the path that men should walk in . And so we beseech of thee that our young men may ... truth be a living truth . More and more may it have power on the lives and hearts and dispositions of the people ...
... truth , like a star , fall upon the path that men should walk in . And so we beseech of thee that our young men may ... truth be a living truth . More and more may it have power on the lives and hearts and dispositions of the people ...
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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.