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... soul prospereth . " . SERMON XVIII . ................. 339 1 CORINTHIANS , i . 18.- " The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness ; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God . " ...... ... 356 SERMON XIX ...
... soul prospereth . " . SERMON XVIII . ................. 339 1 CORINTHIANS , i . 18.- " The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness ; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God . " ...... ... 356 SERMON XIX ...
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... soul shall have no pleasure in him . " It is an uninterrupted labour to which the Gospel calls us . The care and salva- tion of the soul demand incessant effort and un- wavering diligence . It is not by occasional and distant fits of ...
... soul shall have no pleasure in him . " It is an uninterrupted labour to which the Gospel calls us . The care and salva- tion of the soul demand incessant effort and un- wavering diligence . It is not by occasional and distant fits of ...
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... soul is to be 66 holy as God is holy , " and " perfect as his Father in heaven is perfect . " - This , then , my brethren , is one point in which " your righteousness must ex- ceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees . " E In ...
... soul is to be 66 holy as God is holy , " and " perfect as his Father in heaven is perfect . " - This , then , my brethren , is one point in which " your righteousness must ex- ceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees . " E In ...
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... soul . Accordingly , our Lord ad- dresses them in these fearful and appalling terms : " Woe unto you , Scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres , which indeed appear beautiful outward , but are within ...
... soul . Accordingly , our Lord ad- dresses them in these fearful and appalling terms : " Woe unto you , Scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres , which indeed appear beautiful outward , but are within ...
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John Johnston. tion may be the legitimate and native offspring of the soul . No regularity or solemnity with which the duties of religion or of morality may be per- formed , can make up for the want of integrity of heart . Without this ...
John Johnston. tion may be the legitimate and native offspring of the soul . No regularity or solemnity with which the duties of religion or of morality may be per- formed , can make up for the want of integrity of heart . Without this ...
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Page 239 - For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more ; and unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; to them that are under the law...
Page 132 - Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Page 255 - Who will shew us any good?" Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
Page 187 - Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Page 424 - When ye come to appear before me, Who hath required this at your hand, To tread my courts? Bring no more vain oblations; Incense is an abomination unto me; The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; It is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Page 424 - Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 424 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me ? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
Page 134 - Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God : and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Page 122 - Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, that being justified by his grace we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Page 133 - And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?