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... a former discourse I had occasion to make some observations on that system of Prophecy , which existed in its perfect the Jews alone , and was in- form among * Preached in Advent . corporated , indeed , with every rite and ceremony of.
... a former discourse I had occasion to make some observations on that system of Prophecy , which existed in its perfect the Jews alone , and was in- form among * Preached in Advent . corporated , indeed , with every rite and ceremony of.
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... perfect assurance of the divine forgiveness - and that it could never give the requisite energy to the ex- ertions of virtue . It was the duty of man , he could shew , to repent of his of- fences - but could he shew that repent- ance ...
... perfect assurance of the divine forgiveness - and that it could never give the requisite energy to the ex- ertions of virtue . It was the duty of man , he could shew , to repent of his of- fences - but could he shew that repent- ance ...
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... , correspond with each other ! I remark , in the third place , that the miracles of our Lord have a perfect agree- ment with the character of his life and doctrines , and are either acts of the utmost mercy 88 ON MIRACLES .
... , correspond with each other ! I remark , in the third place , that the miracles of our Lord have a perfect agree- ment with the character of his life and doctrines , and are either acts of the utmost mercy 88 ON MIRACLES .
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... perfect prin- ciples to which nothing , in any respect equal , can be found in the most re- fined Schools of Human Philosophy . At other times , he veiled instruction under the garb of some simple allegory or story ; and in this shape ...
... perfect prin- ciples to which nothing , in any respect equal , can be found in the most re- fined Schools of Human Philosophy . At other times , he veiled instruction under the garb of some simple allegory or story ; and in this shape ...
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... to com- fort man under the afflictions of his pre- sent condition , and to shew him , that the servant of God can only be " made perfect by suffering . " These were great and beneficent designs . At the same OF INSTRUCTION . 123.
... to com- fort man under the afflictions of his pre- sent condition , and to shew him , that the servant of God can only be " made perfect by suffering . " These were great and beneficent designs . At the same OF INSTRUCTION . 123.
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Page 453 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; They hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; And the servant is free from his master.
Page 197 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 90 - Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
Page 74 - Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Page 373 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Page 35 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest...
Page 266 - ... who had his dwelling among the tombs ; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Page 316 - The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Page 90 - And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, "Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Page 54 - And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.