Some Account of the Reverend Thomas Robinson, M.A.: Late Vicar of St. Mary's, Leicester, and Sometime Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge : with a Selection of Original LettersSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1916 - 470 pages |
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... heart in his bosom , and a seductive world before his feet , " to for- sake all and follow Christ . " Brilliancy of exploit is the grace of one ; tried , enduring , inflexible consistency is the prominent feature of another ...
... heart in his bosom , and a seductive world before his feet , " to for- sake all and follow Christ . " Brilliancy of exploit is the grace of one ; tried , enduring , inflexible consistency is the prominent feature of another ...
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... heart , which is declared necessary in all men , has not yet taken place in you ! The obedience we approve may not yet be evangelical obedience ; a pure , uniform , and consistent conduct , originating from the fundamental principles of ...
... heart , which is declared necessary in all men , has not yet taken place in you ! The obedience we approve may not yet be evangelical obedience ; a pure , uniform , and consistent conduct , originating from the fundamental principles of ...
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... heart - broken at the refusal : " Must he indeed go away after having so eagerly longed for the privilege ? " Mr. Robinson was penetrated by his earnest- ness and by his anguish . " I have not time , " said he , " to enquire much , but ...
... heart - broken at the refusal : " Must he indeed go away after having so eagerly longed for the privilege ? " Mr. Robinson was penetrated by his earnest- ness and by his anguish . " I have not time , " said he , " to enquire much , but ...
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... hearts of his hearers . I have heard him say in his latter years , that he thought he had been too rough . I believe he was mistaken . His weapon was of the very nature which the case required . Self - righteousness was to be ferreted ...
... hearts of his hearers . I have heard him say in his latter years , that he thought he had been too rough . I believe he was mistaken . His weapon was of the very nature which the case required . Self - righteousness was to be ferreted ...
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... heart - searching inquiries as to the nature and foundation of his religious views and hopes : Mr. Robinson did not shrink from this painful , difficult , and delicate exercise of his office ; and always declared his firm conviction ...
... heart - searching inquiries as to the nature and foundation of his religious views and hopes : Mr. Robinson did not shrink from this painful , difficult , and delicate exercise of his office ; and always declared his firm conviction ...
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Page 251 - Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Page 258 - How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Page 365 - And if by grace, then it is no more of works : otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace : otherwise work is no more work.
Page 59 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now commandeth all men every where to repent : because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 74 - Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-inlaw against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Page 295 - For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Page 103 - Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob ? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.
Page ii - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Page ii - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Page 371 - They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that none of them were of us.