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... earth but " by prayer and supplication , with thanksgiving . " It is natural to dependant beings to supplicate ; it is the exclusive and inherent privilege of Om- nipotence to grant . Prayer then cannot be the mere feverish ebullition ...
... earth but " by prayer and supplication , with thanksgiving . " It is natural to dependant beings to supplicate ; it is the exclusive and inherent privilege of Om- nipotence to grant . Prayer then cannot be the mere feverish ebullition ...
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... , and shall he not do it ? " We may as reasonably imagine the ex- tinction of God himself as the forfeiture of his word . Upon the authority of inspiration we are assured that " it is easier for heaven and earth 8 ON LUKEWARMNESS.
... , and shall he not do it ? " We may as reasonably imagine the ex- tinction of God himself as the forfeiture of his word . Upon the authority of inspiration we are assured that " it is easier for heaven and earth 8 ON LUKEWARMNESS.
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... earth do right ? " He is not only eternal , but unchange- able , " the same yesterday , to - day , and for ever . " His word is gone forth , and he has as solemnly declared his determination to punish obstinate offenders as to spare the ...
... earth do right ? " He is not only eternal , but unchange- able , " the same yesterday , to - day , and for ever . " His word is gone forth , and he has as solemnly declared his determination to punish obstinate offenders as to spare the ...
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... earth has gone forth , are not hailed by the Omnipotent Arbiter of events as the fruits of pure and spiritual penitence . Like the waves from the sea - girt rock , they fall come . back among the troubled waters of despair which chafe ...
... earth has gone forth , are not hailed by the Omnipotent Arbiter of events as the fruits of pure and spiritual penitence . Like the waves from the sea - girt rock , they fall come . back among the troubled waters of despair which chafe ...
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... through all the phases of temporal suffering which he may be doomed to undergo ! Strong in faith , God for- tifies his soul by the acceptance of his affiance , and even while his body is upon earth , exposed 12 ON LUKEWARMNESS.
... through all the phases of temporal suffering which he may be doomed to undergo ! Strong in faith , God for- tifies his soul by the acceptance of his affiance , and even while his body is upon earth , exposed 12 ON LUKEWARMNESS.
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Page 269 - And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch us he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Page 363 - Thyself how wondrous then! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these Thy lowest works : yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Speak, ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels ! for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night, Circle his throne rejoicing : ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.
Page 357 - Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people : for in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Page 234 - All things come alike to all : there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked ; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificed!, and to him that sacrificeth not : as is the good, so is the sinner ; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 190 - Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Page 36 - Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Page 128 - For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment...
Page 294 - And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them : for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Page 26 - For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Page 368 - A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way : and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.