The attraction of the Cross, a sermon |
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... civilization , literature , and science ; and for such an opinion we can plead the authority of the great Apostle of the Gentiles , who bewailed a city of philosophers with more intense and piercing grief , than any of us ever did a ...
... civilization , literature , and science ; and for such an opinion we can plead the authority of the great Apostle of the Gentiles , who bewailed a city of philosophers with more intense and piercing grief , than any of us ever did a ...
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... civilization , and consented to send the plough and the loom instead of the cross : and admitting that upon this re- duced scale of operation , we were as successful as could be desired , till we had even raised the man of the woods ...
... civilization , and consented to send the plough and the loom instead of the cross : and admitting that upon this re- duced scale of operation , we were as successful as could be desired , till we had even raised the man of the woods ...
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... civilization , lifting up its feeble and tender arms , shall clasp around its trunk for support , and be raised by its agency into notice and strength . II . Let us now consider the grand instrument of Mis- sionary exertions . This is ...
... civilization , lifting up its feeble and tender arms , shall clasp around its trunk for support , and be raised by its agency into notice and strength . II . Let us now consider the grand instrument of Mis- sionary exertions . This is ...
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... civilization and the blessings of Christianity . We shall not be followed in our career by the groans of dying warriors , and the shrieks of bereaved widows , but by the songs of redeemed sinners , and the shouts of enraptured angels ...
... civilization and the blessings of Christianity . We shall not be followed in our career by the groans of dying warriors , and the shrieks of bereaved widows , but by the songs of redeemed sinners , and the shouts of enraptured angels ...
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... civilization in barbarous countries , and by an extended literary education being granted to their Missionaries going to the East , will be most cheerfully defrayed by increased liberality on the part of their constituents . There is ...
... civilization in barbarous countries , and by an extended literary education being granted to their Missionaries going to the East , will be most cheerfully defrayed by increased liberality on the part of their constituents . There is ...
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Page 12 - Now is the judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out; and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.
Page 42 - AND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: for true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Page 9 - ... far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come ; and hath put all things under his feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the Church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Page 25 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Page 26 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
Page 31 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 15 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Page 24 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain...
Page 9 - For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given the Son to have life in himself;" "Father, glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee ; as thou hast given him...
Page 25 - Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.