The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Volume 9Printed at the Conference-Office ... by Thomas Cordeux, agent, 1811 - Methodism |
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... age , he was solicited to enter into Holy Orders . Of this he was greatly afraid , being deeply sensible of his own insufficiency . But the Bishop himself sending for him , and telling him , " Though I had purposed to ordain none under ...
... age , he was solicited to enter into Holy Orders . Of this he was greatly afraid , being deeply sensible of his own insufficiency . But the Bishop himself sending for him , and telling him , " Though I had purposed to ordain none under ...
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... age , when most young men are only beginning to qualify themselves for it , he had not time to make a very consider . able progress in the learned languages . But this defect was amply supplied , by a lively and fertile genius , by fer ...
... age , when most young men are only beginning to qualify themselves for it , he had not time to make a very consider . able progress in the learned languages . But this defect was amply supplied , by a lively and fertile genius , by fer ...
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... age and condition . But his whole behaviour toward them , was a practical comment on that advice of St. Paul to Ti- mothy , " Entreat the elder women as mothers , the younger as sisters , with all purity . " 6. Mean time how suitable to ...
... age and condition . But his whole behaviour toward them , was a practical comment on that advice of St. Paul to Ti- mothy , " Entreat the elder women as mothers , the younger as sisters , with all purity . " 6. Mean time how suitable to ...
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... ages . In these we may think and let think ; we may " agree to disagree . " agree to disagree . " But mean time let us hold fast the essentials of " the faith , which was once delivered to the saints ; " and which this champion of God ...
... ages . In these we may think and let think ; we may " agree to disagree . " agree to disagree . " But mean time let us hold fast the essentials of " the faith , which was once delivered to the saints ; " and which this champion of God ...
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... ages roll , Thou seest thy Saviour's Face . 4 Redeem'd from earth and pain , Ah ! when shall we ascend , And all in JESU's presence reign With our translated friend ! Come , Lord , and quickly come ! And when in Thee complete , Receive ...
... ages roll , Thou seest thy Saviour's Face . 4 Redeem'd from earth and pain , Ah ! when shall we ascend , And all in JESU's presence reign With our translated friend ! Come , Lord , and quickly come ! And when in Thee complete , Receive ...
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Page 225 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Page 237 - Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Page 191 - Thy people also shall be all righteous : they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
Page 129 - And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation ; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you ; as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things ; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Page 179 - And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 309 - And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Page 311 - And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them : for that is delivered unto me ; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Page 219 - The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Page 276 - Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Page 347 - God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it, or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.