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... truth , who at present have deserted its banner , and enlisted on the side of its enemies . But , though peace in the Church , and all other outward peace , is a great blessing , and though the peace which St. Peter desires to see ...
... truth , who at present have deserted its banner , and enlisted on the side of its enemies . But , though peace in the Church , and all other outward peace , is a great blessing , and though the peace which St. Peter desires to see ...
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... truth and holiness , that , having tasted thereof , we might loathe the wretched fare we had till then been feeding on . By this shewing forth of God's great love for us , by this proof that he wishes us to be reconciled to him , by ...
... truth and holiness , that , having tasted thereof , we might loathe the wretched fare we had till then been feeding on . By this shewing forth of God's great love for us , by this proof that he wishes us to be reconciled to him , by ...
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... truths and facts and doctrines of Chris- tianity . But now that preaching is looked upon as the great thing in every church , this catechizing or questioning has in many places fallen into disuse ; and I think the poor have lost by the ...
... truths and facts and doctrines of Chris- tianity . But now that preaching is looked upon as the great thing in every church , this catechizing or questioning has in many places fallen into disuse ; and I think the poor have lost by the ...
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... truths of Scripture . Do as the bees do . A bee , when it sees a flower , does not fly round and round it , and sip it , and then off again , like the pretty foolish idle butterflies : it settles on the flower , and sucks the honey out ...
... truths of Scripture . Do as the bees do . A bee , when it sees a flower , does not fly round and round it , and sip it , and then off again , like the pretty foolish idle butterflies : it settles on the flower , and sucks the honey out ...
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... truth fit to nourish some soul or other . I say , some soul or other ; because , though every man has equal need to be nourished by the Bible , yet we do not all require the same spiritual food : nay , we may require one kind of ...
... truth fit to nourish some soul or other . I say , some soul or other ; because , though every man has equal need to be nourished by the Bible , yet we do not all require the same spiritual food : nay , we may require one kind of ...
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Page 30 - I die: * remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: * lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 283 - Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness : by Whose stripes ye were healed.
Page 324 - And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Page 261 - What shall we then say to these things ? If God be for us, who can be against us ? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect ? It is God that justifieth.
Page 113 - Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
Page 424 - And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
Page 410 - And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Page 238 - Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters ! They have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger; they are gone away backward.
Page 237 - HEAR, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: For the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, And the ass his master's crib: But Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Page 331 - But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.