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Of this circumstance St. Matthew says nothing directly , but their offerings are a sufficient evidence that their condition could not be a mean one : and though there is certainly no proof , there is on the other hand no improbability ...
Of this circumstance St. Matthew says nothing directly , but their offerings are a sufficient evidence that their condition could not be a mean one : and though there is certainly no proof , there is on the other hand no improbability ...
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This must plainly mean some new appearance in the sky which they , whose profession ( as is well known ) led them peculiarly to the study of astronomy , had observed in the heavens . pearance of a body of light in the air is called by ...
This must plainly mean some new appearance in the sky which they , whose profession ( as is well known ) led them peculiarly to the study of astronomy , had observed in the heavens . pearance of a body of light in the air is called by ...
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青/ glory , seen at a distance , might have the appearance of a star ; and their seeing the star in the east , is not to be understood as if they saw it to the eastward of themselves ; but means , that they being eastward of Judea ...
青/ glory , seen at a distance , might have the appearance of a star ; and their seeing the star in the east , is not to be understood as if they saw it to the eastward of themselves ; but means , that they being eastward of Judea ...
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How the wise men were affected with the sight of so unspeakably important a person , in such mean circumstances ; or Joseph and Mary , and all that must flock around them , with so humble an address from strangers of such high dignity ...
How the wise men were affected with the sight of so unspeakably important a person , in such mean circumstances ; or Joseph and Mary , and all that must flock around them , with so humble an address from strangers of such high dignity ...
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We We are often reproached with the mean condition of our Redeemer . We are often told , that He , whom we have chosen for our Lord and Master , who is the object of our adoration , and on whom all our hopes are fixed , was the reputed ...
We We are often reproached with the mean condition of our Redeemer . We are often told , that He , whom we have chosen for our Lord and Master , who is the object of our adoration , and on whom all our hopes are fixed , was the reputed ...
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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?
Page 113 - And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people.
Page 173 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 31 - And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Page 197 - And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Page 262 - Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb . and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
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.
Page 295 - Behold, a sower went forth to sow ; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up : some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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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