The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters |
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Page 14
Your Lordship says , “ when they speak of their preaching and expounding , and
the effects of them , as the fole work of a divine Power . ” And would your
Lordship have me ascribe any , the least thing to myself ? The good that is done
upon ...
Your Lordship says , “ when they speak of their preaching and expounding , and
the effects of them , as the fole work of a divine Power . ” And would your
Lordship have me ascribe any , the least thing to myself ? The good that is done
upon ...
Page 15
I hope , that when your ministers preach to you of justification by faith alone ,
which is asserted in the strongest manner by our church , they explain it in such a
manner , as to leave no doubt upon your minds , whether good works are a ...
I hope , that when your ministers preach to you of justification by faith alone ,
which is asserted in the strongest manner by our church , they explain it in such a
manner , as to leave no doubt upon your minds , whether good works are a ...
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I am sure it is not what the Apostles preached ; and it is as contrary to the doctrine
of the church of England , and the whole tenour of the gospel , as light is contrary
to darkness . Had your Lordship insisted on your clergy ' s preaching up good ...
I am sure it is not what the Apostles preached ; and it is as contrary to the doctrine
of the church of England , and the whole tenour of the gospel , as light is contrary
to darkness . Had your Lordship insisted on your clergy ' s preaching up good ...
Page 17
The letter above mentioned , as fent to the Bishop of Gloucifter , was occasioned
by the Bishop ' s acquainting Mr . Whitefield , in a letter , “ That he ought to preach
only in that congregation to which he was lawfully appointed , ” This produced ...
The letter above mentioned , as fent to the Bishop of Gloucifter , was occasioned
by the Bishop ' s acquainting Mr . Whitefield , in a letter , “ That he ought to preach
only in that congregation to which he was lawfully appointed , ” This produced ...
Page 37
Could I have preached more frequently among you , I should have delivered my
thoughts to you in my public discourses : but , as business here required me to
stop as little as possible on the road , I have no other way to discharge the
concern ...
Could I have preached more frequently among you , I should have delivered my
thoughts to you in my public discourses : but , as business here required me to
stop as little as possible on the road , I have no other way to discharge the
concern ...
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Page 148 - WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works or deservings...
Page 328 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 422 - Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 328 - And they said one to another: Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Page 173 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things...
Page 407 - My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand And there confess my sin.
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Page 176 - He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith ? 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Page 184 - In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Page 406 - We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us ; the burden of them is intolerable.
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| Title | The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an ... Volume 4 of The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Orignial Papers and Letters, George Whitefield |
| Author | George Whitefield |
| Publisher | Edward and Charles Dilly, 1771 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2006 |
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