Sermon Delivered in the Friends' Meeting, Baltimore, June 15, 1825 |
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And again , it appears to me , to be clearly evident , from the commission which the Apostle Paul received to preach the gospel- " For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose , to make thee a minister and a witness , both of these ...
And again , it appears to me , to be clearly evident , from the commission which the Apostle Paul received to preach the gospel- " For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose , to make thee a minister and a witness , both of these ...
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Page 4 - I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee ; delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Page 7 - For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Page 4 - But rise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee.
Page 5 - Yet a little while is the light with you : walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.
Page 6 - Creator of all things, and as be proposes, declares, ana promises so great things. He is the end, as he brings all the things which are here revealed to a complete and glorious conclusion.
Page 4 - That man, in a state of nature, is in a state of darkness, is evident from many passages in that book of books, the sacred scriptures. "For ye were sometimes darkness (saith the apostle,) but now are ye light in the Lord.