Lectures on the Gospel of st. Matthew, Volume 1 |
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... human race , the creation of this world , of the heavens and the earth , of the celestial luminaries , of man , and all the inferior animals , the herbs of the field , the sea and its inhabitants . All this it describes with a brevity ...
... human race , the creation of this world , of the heavens and the earth , of the celestial luminaries , of man , and all the inferior animals , the herbs of the field , the sea and its inhabitants . All this it describes with a brevity ...
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... human composition . But what is of infinitely greater moment , this history of the creation has settled for ever that most important question , which the an- cient sages were never able to decide ; from whence and from what causes this ...
... human composition . But what is of infinitely greater moment , this history of the creation has settled for ever that most important question , which the an- cient sages were never able to decide ; from whence and from what causes this ...
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... human be- ing , the existence of one God , the Creator and Preserver of the world , and the watchful Superintendent of all the creatures that he has made . The Sacred History next sets before us the primæval happiness of our first ...
... human be- ing , the existence of one God , the Creator and Preserver of the world , and the watchful Superintendent of all the creatures that he has made . The Sacred History next sets before us the primæval happiness of our first ...
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... human na- ture . The Psalms , which follow this book , are full of such exalted strains of piety and devotion , such beautiful and animated de- scriptions of the power , the wisdom , the mercy , the goodness of God , that it is im ...
... human na- ture . The Psalms , which follow this book , are full of such exalted strains of piety and devotion , such beautiful and animated de- scriptions of the power , the wisdom , the mercy , the goodness of God , that it is im ...
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... human duty ; by conveying his instructions under the easy , familiar , and impressive form of parables ; by expressing himself in a tone of dignity and authority unknown before ; by exemplifying every that he taught in his own ...
... human duty ; by conveying his instructions under the easy , familiar , and impressive form of parables ; by expressing himself in a tone of dignity and authority unknown before ; by exemplifying every that he taught in his own ...
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Page 262 - And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Page 113 - And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people.
Page 173 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 31 - And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Page 197 - And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Page 262 - Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb . and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
Page 249 - But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Page 63 - And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11 He answereth, and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 295 - Behold, a sower went forth to sow ; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up : some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Page 95 - Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee : and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.