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... things before the people's eyes , so that they may be understood without difficulty . This rule condemns embarrassment and obscurity , the most disagreeable thing in the world in a gospel - pulpit . It ought to be remembered , that the ...
... things before the people's eyes , so that they may be understood without difficulty . This rule condemns embarrassment and obscurity , the most disagreeable thing in the world in a gospel - pulpit . It ought to be remembered , that the ...
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... things , with which his text would have furnished him . Preachments of this kind are extremely disgustful ; the mind is neither elevated nor informed , nor is the heart at all moved . In matters of religion and piety , not to edify much ...
... things , with which his text would have furnished him . Preachments of this kind are extremely disgustful ; the mind is neither elevated nor informed , nor is the heart at all moved . In matters of religion and piety , not to edify much ...
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... thing itself . 4. A preacher must be simple and grave . Simple , speaking things full of good natural sense without metaphysical speculations ; for none are more impertinent than they , who deliver in the pulpit abstract spe- culations ...
... thing itself . 4. A preacher must be simple and grave . Simple , speaking things full of good natural sense without metaphysical speculations ; for none are more impertinent than they , who deliver in the pulpit abstract spe- culations ...
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... things , to avoid excess : Ne quid nimis . 1. There must not be too much genius ; I mean , not too many bril- liant , sparkling , and striking things ; for they would produce very bad effects . The auditor will never fail to say , The ...
... things , to avoid excess : Ne quid nimis . 1. There must not be too much genius ; I mean , not too many bril- liant , sparkling , and striking things ; for they would produce very bad effects . The auditor will never fail to say , The ...
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... things without choice or discernment ; if at penetrating , you cannot avoid falling into many curious questions , and unedifying sub- tilties ; and frequently in attempting it you will distil the subject till it evaporates . 4. Figures ...
... things without choice or discernment ; if at penetrating , you cannot avoid falling into many curious questions , and unedifying sub- tilties ; and frequently in attempting it you will distil the subject till it evaporates . 4. Figures ...
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Page 298 - Do we then make void the law through faith ? God forbid : yea, we establish the law.
Page 126 - ... not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound ; every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Page 161 - Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still : therefore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
Page 54 - Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness : and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Page 213 - For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Page 159 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders : and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Page 61 - Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 200 - Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, [as] unto a faithful Creator.
Page 265 - When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole, have no need of the physician, but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Page 60 - I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.