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LECTURE IV . MARCH 16 , 1798 . MATTHEW iv . - Former Part . Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness . LECTURE V. MARCH 23 , 1798 . MATTHEW iy.- Latter Part . Choice of the Apostles . - Eeginning of Miracles . CONTENTS . xi LECTURE VI .
LECTURE IV . MARCH 16 , 1798 . MATTHEW iv . - Former Part . Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness . LECTURE V. MARCH 23 , 1798 . MATTHEW iy.- Latter Part . Choice of the Apostles . - Eeginning of Miracles . CONTENTS . xi LECTURE VI .
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these things after they had happened , if you did not know that these prophecies were confessedly written many hundred years before Christ came into the world , and were all that time in the possession of the Jews , who were the mortal ...
these things after they had happened , if you did not know that these prophecies were confessedly written many hundred years before Christ came into the world , and were all that time in the possession of the Jews , who were the mortal ...
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They relate the first appearance of Christ upon earth ; his extraordinary and miraculous birth ; the testimony borne to him by his forerunner John the Baptist ; his temptation in the wilderness ; the opening of his divine commission ...
They relate the first appearance of Christ upon earth ; his extraordinary and miraculous birth ; the testimony borne to him by his forerunner John the Baptist ; his temptation in the wilderness ; the opening of his divine commission ...
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This was nothing less than the death of his Son Jesus Christ , whom he sent into the world to take our nature upon him , to teach us a most holy , pure , and benevolent religion , to reform us both by his precepts and example ...
This was nothing less than the death of his Son Jesus Christ , whom he sent into the world to take our nature upon him , to teach us a most holy , pure , and benevolent religion , to reform us both by his precepts and example ...
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Spirit for our future conduct ; and if we persevere to the end in a uniform ( though , from the infirmity of our nature , imperfect ) obedience to all the laws of Christ , shall , through his merits , be rewarded with everlasting glory ...
Spirit for our future conduct ; and if we persevere to the end in a uniform ( though , from the infirmity of our nature , imperfect ) obedience to all the laws of Christ , shall , through his merits , be rewarded with everlasting glory ...
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Page 262 - And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
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Page 249 - But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Page 63 - And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11 He answereth, and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
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Page 95 - Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee : and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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| Title | Lectures on the Gospel of st. Matthew, Volume 1 Lectures on the Gospel of st. Matthew, Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) |
| Author | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) |
| Edition | 7 |
| Published | 1804 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 30 Mar 2007 |
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