Sermons Chiefly Practical, Volume 1Stanford & Swords, 1843 - Sermons |
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... devotion to the immediate observ- ances of religion , are betrayed into a forgetfulness of the ordinary duties of life . - Without doubt , the study of Scripture , communion with God in prayer , in the sacraments , in meditation on his ...
... devotion to the immediate observ- ances of religion , are betrayed into a forgetfulness of the ordinary duties of life . - Without doubt , the study of Scripture , communion with God in prayer , in the sacraments , in meditation on his ...
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... devotion , to attain to closer union with God , must call to mind , that , by disobedience to his will , they are depriving themselves of the very blessing and influence on which this union mainly depends . It is the pleasure of the ...
... devotion , to attain to closer union with God , must call to mind , that , by disobedience to his will , they are depriving themselves of the very blessing and influence on which this union mainly depends . It is the pleasure of the ...
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... devotion and the contem- plation of the triumphs of the Cross - am I wrong in supposing that the affectionate , fervent , devoted expres- sions or actions of such a person will , in most instances , bring down upon him the charge of ...
... devotion and the contem- plation of the triumphs of the Cross - am I wrong in supposing that the affectionate , fervent , devoted expres- sions or actions of such a person will , in most instances , bring down upon him the charge of ...
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... devotion of serious Christians . But the Church of Rome , whilst they retained the shadow , in too many instances had sacrificed the substance . They had substituted many mediators for the one great Mediator between God and man , the ...
... devotion of serious Christians . But the Church of Rome , whilst they retained the shadow , in too many instances had sacrificed the substance . They had substituted many mediators for the one great Mediator between God and man , the ...
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... devotion to God , and to the Son of his love and participator in his glory . 3. In the third place , your penitent and believing fathers are gone to a world where doubt or despondency never comes . In this state of being , one of the ...
... devotion to God , and to the Son of his love and participator in his glory . 3. In the third place , your penitent and believing fathers are gone to a world where doubt or despondency never comes . In this state of being , one of the ...
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Page 209 - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Page viii - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. 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 266 - For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Page 155 - But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Page 198 - In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping : they shall go and seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Page 51 - And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord.
Page 41 - For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low...
Page 181 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 115 - In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Page 281 - ... as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.