Sermons, Volume 1Hezekiah Howe and Durrie & Peck, 1828 - Congregational churches |
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... furnish no proof of any doctrine , and no objection against it . The proof of every doctrine must be found in something which we know , and all solid objections against it must be derived from its inconsis- tency with something which we ...
... furnish no proof of any doctrine , and no objection against it . The proof of every doctrine must be found in something which we know , and all solid objections against it must be derived from its inconsis- tency with something which we ...
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... furnish every man with the amplest reason to distrust the decisions of both himself and his fellow - men . In general language , the doctrine , taught by St. Paul in the text , is this : - : - Wherever we find the declarations of God on ...
... furnish every man with the amplest reason to distrust the decisions of both himself and his fellow - men . In general language , the doctrine , taught by St. Paul in the text , is this : - : - Wherever we find the declarations of God on ...
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... furnish no objection against those works of God which are familiarly known to us , can it be any reason for doubting those which are less known to us ? Ought we to suppose , that a system of vegetation would contain more wonders than a ...
... furnish no objection against those works of God which are familiarly known to us , can it be any reason for doubting those which are less known to us ? Ought we to suppose , that a system of vegetation would contain more wonders than a ...
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... furnish the least reason for questioning its truth . There are innumerable facts in the natural world which are humiliating and painful . The existence of sin , error , toil , dis- ease , sorrow , pain , and death , in their innumerable ...
... furnish the least reason for questioning its truth . There are innumerable facts in the natural world which are humiliating and painful . The existence of sin , error , toil , dis- ease , sorrow , pain , and death , in their innumerable ...
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... furnished by the precepts , and in the enlargement of their religious knowledge produced continually by the doc- trines . These benefits are experienced and declared , even by those of the humblest character , even by children and ...
... furnished by the precepts , and in the enlargement of their religious knowledge produced continually by the doc- trines . These benefits are experienced and declared , even by those of the humblest character , even by children and ...
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Page 243 - Ye call Me Master, and Lord : and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 248 - And He said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself: handle Me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see Me have.
Page 231 - For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron : I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Page 193 - For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Page 253 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of...
Page 216 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Page xiii - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God : and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page xi - And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 171 - For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
Page 517 - This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.