Twenty plain and practical sermons, delivered to a country congregation, by a late rector of a country parish. Revised by his son-in-law, a village curateC. & J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-yard, and Waterloo Place, Pall-Mall, 1828 - 306 pages |
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Page 15
... manner to raise up and preserve in our souls the purest prin- ciples of piety and virtue . The Scriptures give us , and they alone can give , a true and clear knowledge of Him who dwelleth on high , " in the light 66 66 which no man can ...
... manner to raise up and preserve in our souls the purest prin- ciples of piety and virtue . The Scriptures give us , and they alone can give , a true and clear knowledge of Him who dwelleth on high , " in the light 66 66 which no man can ...
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... manner the varied incidents be acting for our good , " we see , " a glass , darkly : " if we judg of the Almighty's dealings by th comfort of this life only , we sh lost in dismay , and doubts of Hi goodness . But when we recal to we ...
... manner the varied incidents be acting for our good , " we see , " a glass , darkly : " if we judg of the Almighty's dealings by th comfort of this life only , we sh lost in dismay , and doubts of Hi goodness . But when we recal to we ...
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... manner the varied incidents of life may be acting for our good , " we see , as through " a glass , darkly : " if we judge of many of the Almighty's dealings by the ease and comfort of this life only , we shall soon be lost in dismay ...
... manner the varied incidents of life may be acting for our good , " we see , as through " a glass , darkly : " if we judge of many of the Almighty's dealings by the ease and comfort of this life only , we shall soon be lost in dismay ...
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... manner before our eyes , and loving our duty the more because He is the witness of our sincerity in the perform- ance . Happy is the man who has acquired for himself this great support ; he can leave also no inheritance so valuable to ...
... manner before our eyes , and loving our duty the more because He is the witness of our sincerity in the perform- ance . Happy is the man who has acquired for himself this great support ; he can leave also no inheritance so valuable to ...
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... manner of conveying instruction by the Gospel is an instance of the divine attention and condescension to the wants of mankind , deserving of our utmost regard . Not only the doctrines of it are conveyed in the most intelligible lan ...
... manner of conveying instruction by the Gospel is an instance of the divine attention and condescension to the wants of mankind , deserving of our utmost regard . Not only the doctrines of it are conveyed in the most intelligible lan ...
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Page v - So he turned and went away in a rage. 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?
Page 160 - Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Page 229 - I will return into my house, from whence I came out.' And when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits, more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there ; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Page 124 - Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels ? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Page iii - Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
Page 136 - I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
Page 10 - O LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known me : thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising ; thou understandest my thoughts long before. Thou art about my path, and about my bed : and spiest out all my ways. For lo, there is not a word in my tongue : but thou (O Lord) knowest it altogether.
Page 20 - And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
Page 276 - Praise the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all his benefits...
Page 64 - And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.