A Sermon Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. William Henry Furness, as Pastor of the First Congregational Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, January 12, 1825 |
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... God , which should occupy the hearts of those who are this day to receive a pastor . " Brethren , " says the apostle , " pray for us , " the minis- ters of Christ , " that the word of the Lord " —that word , which we preach , which is God's ...
... God , which should occupy the hearts of those who are this day to receive a pastor . " Brethren , " says the apostle , " pray for us , " the minis- ters of Christ , " that the word of the Lord " —that word , which we preach , which is God's ...
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... God , though not in the sense of our text , as the New Testament did not exist at the time of the apostle's writing this epistle . This volume is the repository of those facts and instructions on which the whole system of our religion ...
... God , though not in the sense of our text , as the New Testament did not exist at the time of the apostle's writing this epistle . This volume is the repository of those facts and instructions on which the whole system of our religion ...
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... God and to one another . Let the seventh day be undistinguished -no respite from the vain pleasures and passionate ... God's House . They are excited to read the scriptures only by the im- pulse which is given there . And therefore the ...
... God and to one another . Let the seventh day be undistinguished -no respite from the vain pleasures and passionate ... God's House . They are excited to read the scriptures only by the im- pulse which is given there . And therefore the ...
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... God , acquainted familiarly with a law which had been revealed under circumstances the most imposing and impressive ; every step of their existence marked with the most surpris- ing displays of the divine presence and power ; possess ...
... God , acquainted familiarly with a law which had been revealed under circumstances the most imposing and impressive ; every step of their existence marked with the most surpris- ing displays of the divine presence and power ; possess ...
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... God , by the foolishness of preaching , to save them who believe . Without this , public worship , as may easily be observed , would lose its chief efficacy as a moral means , and the Bible would soon cease to be the most common and ...
... God , by the foolishness of preaching , to save them who believe . Without this , public worship , as may easily be observed , would lose its chief efficacy as a moral means , and the Bible would soon cease to be the most common and ...
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