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Page xxxv
... thee , yet the appointment of God obliges them to attend as humbly and re- gardfully to his ministry as if he were an angel . " He loved to mourn over his sins . " Who would not be con- tent to weep , " said he , " to have God wipe away ...
... thee , yet the appointment of God obliges them to attend as humbly and re- gardfully to his ministry as if he were an angel . " He loved to mourn over his sins . " Who would not be con- tent to weep , " said he , " to have God wipe away ...
Page 66
... thee sanctification by the Spirit , and this argues , necessarily , both justification by the Son , and the election of God the Father . Hereby know we that we dwell in him , and he in us , because he has given us of his Spirit . 1 John ...
... thee sanctification by the Spirit , and this argues , necessarily , both justification by the Son , and the election of God the Father . Hereby know we that we dwell in him , and he in us , because he has given us of his Spirit . 1 John ...
Page 87
... thee against them , that they may gain nothing by their stirring , but some new wound . If thy heart begin to be taken with , and move towards , sin , lay it before Him ; the beams of His love shall eat out that fire of those sinful ...
... thee against them , that they may gain nothing by their stirring , but some new wound . If thy heart begin to be taken with , and move towards , sin , lay it before Him ; the beams of His love shall eat out that fire of those sinful ...
Page 89
... thee : thou must now acknowledge no foreign power ; that will be treason . And if He be thy husband , thou must ... thee , they gave thee no rest , and the work they set thee to was base and slavish , more than the burdens , and pots ...
... thee : thou must now acknowledge no foreign power ; that will be treason . And if He be thy husband , thou must ... thee , they gave thee no rest , and the work they set thee to was base and slavish , more than the burdens , and pots ...
Page 90
... thee at ease . Thou mayest say heartily , as rejoic- ing in the change of so many for one , and of such for such a One , as the Church says , Isa . xxvi . 13 , O Lord our God , other lords beside Thee have had dominion over me , but now ...
... thee at ease . Thou mayest say heartily , as rejoic- ing in the change of so many for one , and of such for such a One , as the Church says , Isa . xxvi . 13 , O Lord our God , other lords beside Thee have had dominion over me , but now ...
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Page 122 - ... searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven ; which things the angels desire to look into.
Page 277 - For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God : and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God ? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Page 129 - Christ ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance : but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation ; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Page 143 - Man that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one.
Page 84 - Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin...
Page 402 - Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart and the tongue of the dumb sing, for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Page 71 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints...
Page 388 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Page liii - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Page 183 - Christ ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers ; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.