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... remark , that every author thinks he has a good reason for thrusting his works upon the public . I acknowledge the aim I have in sending this volume of Essays to the press is a high one ; but I leave the contents to develope its object ...
... remark , that every author thinks he has a good reason for thrusting his works upon the public . I acknowledge the aim I have in sending this volume of Essays to the press is a high one ; but I leave the contents to develope its object ...
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... remarked by an aged saint , " If Christ had not chosen me before I was born , I am sure he would never have chosen me for anything that was to be seen in me since ! " The Saviour not only chose , but purchased us with his precious blood ...
... remarked by an aged saint , " If Christ had not chosen me before I was born , I am sure he would never have chosen me for anything that was to be seen in me since ! " The Saviour not only chose , but purchased us with his precious blood ...
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... remarks may tend to shew that where much was given , as it regards means , but little was obtained in return as the result of those means ; and , to use the language of men , we should be inclined to think and to say that Jesus must ...
... remarks may tend to shew that where much was given , as it regards means , but little was obtained in return as the result of those means ; and , to use the language of men , we should be inclined to think and to say that Jesus must ...
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J. Greaves. I have been led to make these remarks respecting the disciples , as a contrast to the eminent faith dis- covered by the woman of Canaan in the following narrative . " And behold , a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts ...
J. Greaves. I have been led to make these remarks respecting the disciples , as a contrast to the eminent faith dis- covered by the woman of Canaan in the following narrative . " And behold , a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts ...
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... remarks we will now con- sider the application of the powers of angels to the service of mankind . Angels , constituted as they are , must be well calculated to minister to man's necessities , and to D carry into effect those ...
... remarks we will now con- sider the application of the powers of angels to the service of mankind . Angels , constituted as they are , must be well calculated to minister to man's necessities , and to D carry into effect those ...
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Page 340 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Page 345 - And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
Page 19 - And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, 'Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Page 223 - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Page 153 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 154 - To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness ; When your fathers tempted me : proved me, and saw my works.
Page 162 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach except they be sent?
Page 304 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...
Page 197 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Page 230 - And they of the circumcision, which believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.