Sermons and letters. To which is prefixed a memoir of the authorGeorge Wood, 1827 - 448 pages |
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... sin- cerely , and affectionately ; not as pleasing men , ' but Thee , the searcher of hearts . " It may be regretted that he did not continue this journal , as there is no record , by himself , of any of the numerous cases that occupied ...
... sin- cerely , and affectionately ; not as pleasing men , ' but Thee , the searcher of hearts . " It may be regretted that he did not continue this journal , as there is no record , by himself , of any of the numerous cases that occupied ...
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... sin ? it is but one , and that , as I think , a little one : it does no harm to any body but myself ; and it does myself no real harm , as far as I can see why should God condemn me for this ? it is hard , unjust ; I will not believe it ...
... sin ? it is but one , and that , as I think , a little one : it does no harm to any body but myself ; and it does myself no real harm , as far as I can see why should God condemn me for this ? it is hard , unjust ; I will not believe it ...
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... to see the evil which must and would follow . Sin , while yet they were only solicited to commit it , appeared of small malignity ; its present plea- sures seemed more than to overbalance all its threatened evils 68 SERMON I.
... to see the evil which must and would follow . Sin , while yet they were only solicited to commit it , appeared of small malignity ; its present plea- sures seemed more than to overbalance all its threatened evils 68 SERMON I.
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... sin takes away that humble confidence , that filial affection ; when , instead of seeking God's face , he is afraid , and trembles at the idea of his presence , and fain would banish Him from his thoughts ! How deadly must be the nature ...
... sin takes away that humble confidence , that filial affection ; when , instead of seeking God's face , he is afraid , and trembles at the idea of his presence , and fain would banish Him from his thoughts ! How deadly must be the nature ...
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... sin : let us see how it turned , as it were out of its course , all the stream of the Divine goodness , and altered the whole constitution of nature . Man was innocent , and he was happy . He fell into sin ; and the same day which saw ...
... sin : let us see how it turned , as it were out of its course , all the stream of the Divine goodness , and altered the whole constitution of nature . Man was innocent , and he was happy . He fell into sin ; and the same day which saw ...
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Page 127 - ... the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power ; when He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
Page 185 - Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Page viii - For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead; And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them and rose again.
Page 304 - Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Page 93 - And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in my statutes and keep mine ordinances and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Page 296 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all nations shall serve him.
Page x - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Page 66 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her ; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Page 93 - Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Page 105 - For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.