The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow: To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author by John Norman Pearson, Volume 3James Duncan, 1830 |
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... Jesus Christ , the Son of David , the Son of Abraham II . Ver . 1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea , in the days of Herod the king , be- hold there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem III . Ver . • · 1. In those days ...
... Jesus Christ , the Son of David , the Son of Abraham II . Ver . 1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea , in the days of Herod the king , be- hold there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem III . Ver . • · 1. In those days ...
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... Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham . As the bounty of God appears in the furniture and comforts of our natural life , in that he hath not only provided for simple necessity , but enriched it with plentiful variety ...
... Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham . As the bounty of God appears in the furniture and comforts of our natural life , in that he hath not only provided for simple necessity , but enriched it with plentiful variety ...
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... Jesus Christ . The account by ascending , as St. Luke does , or by descend- ing , as this Evangelist , is altogether indifferent ; neither need we , with the ancients , seek subtle and mysterious reasons of it , which are too airy to ...
... Jesus Christ . The account by ascending , as St. Luke does , or by descend- ing , as this Evangelist , is altogether indifferent ; neither need we , with the ancients , seek subtle and mysterious reasons of it , which are too airy to ...
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... Jesus Christ . Other scruples , though it may be to some needful to clear them , yet I name not , as being useless to acquaint those with , who find them not . And some there be altogether needless and curious , which may pass among the ...
... Jesus Christ . Other scruples , though it may be to some needful to clear them , yet I name not , as being useless to acquaint those with , who find them not . And some there be altogether needless and curious , which may pass among the ...
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... Jesus Christ . Many great volumes of history have been written of states and kingdoms of the earth , and lives of particular famous men , and the reading of them may delight and inform the mind ; but what are they all , how empty and ...
... Jesus Christ . Many great volumes of history have been written of states and kingdoms of the earth , and lives of particular famous men , and the reading of them may delight and inform the mind ; but what are they all , how empty and ...
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Page 71 - But that ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy) 'Arise, take up thy bed and go unto thine house'.
Page 414 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts : and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people...
Page 296 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep : ^ For now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Page 188 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ...
Page 120 - Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Page 258 - I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Page 160 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth...
Page 56 - The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Page 369 - For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved ; In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: And ye would not.
Page 180 - Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.