The Gifts of Civilisation and Other Sermons and Lectures Delivered at Oxford and St. Paul'sMacmillan, 1880 - 441 pages |
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Popular passages
Page 411 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Page 415 - Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Page 429 - O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength : before I go hence, and be no more seen.
Page 39 - 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 428 - O put thy trust in GOD : for I will yet thank Him, which is the help of my countenance, and my GOD.
Page 410 - For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Page 114 - Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Page 36 - My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God : when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?
Page 37 - Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Page 410 - Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before • the Lord : For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.