Sermons of John Baptist Massillon and Lewis Bourdaloue: Two Celebrated French Preachers. Also, A Spiritual Paraphrase of Some of the Psalms, in the Form of Devout Meditations and Prayers |
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... lead those people to a knowl- edge of a Saviour who have not yet heard of him . This is a service reserved for a small number of apostolic laborers , who perpetuate the first spirit with the first duties of the apostleship , and who ...
... lead those people to a knowl- edge of a Saviour who have not yet heard of him . This is a service reserved for a small number of apostolic laborers , who perpetuate the first spirit with the first duties of the apostleship , and who ...
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... lead an easy , tranquil life ; and they consider their affluence as a privilege which exempts them from the labori- ous duties of the ministry . They leave to those who are in indigent circumstances , the care of the glory of God , of ...
... lead an easy , tranquil life ; and they consider their affluence as a privilege which exempts them from the labori- ous duties of the ministry . They leave to those who are in indigent circumstances , the care of the glory of God , of ...
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... lead us to examine whether we shall be useful , but whether we shall be applauded ; we esteem ourselves successful , no further than we acquire honor in the eyes of men . Whatever would subject us to mortifications and re- proaches from ...
... lead us to examine whether we shall be useful , but whether we shall be applauded ; we esteem ourselves successful , no further than we acquire honor in the eyes of men . Whatever would subject us to mortifications and re- proaches from ...
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... leads us to seek their esteem and friendship at the expense of truth ; a cowardice which ties the tongue and makes us prefer our own glory and our own interests , to the glory of God . Courage , disin terestedness , a holy generosity ...
... leads us to seek their esteem and friendship at the expense of truth ; a cowardice which ties the tongue and makes us prefer our own glory and our own interests , to the glory of God . Courage , disin terestedness , a holy generosity ...
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... lead to the same end , and which are all enstamped with the mark of the divine principle from which they proceed . Ev- ery one has his peculiar gift and talent ; but as it is charity which forms them all , there is no one which is not ...
... lead to the same end , and which are all enstamped with the mark of the divine principle from which they proceed . Ev- ery one has his peculiar gift and talent ; but as it is charity which forms them all , there is no one which is not ...
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abyss adorable afflictions Apostle appear Behold blessings blindness Bourdaloue brethren charity children of men Christian consolation continually corrupt danger darkness death desire divine duties earth effeminacy endeavor enemies error eternal evil eyes faith Father favor fear frightful give glorious gospel grief happiness hath hearers heart heaven honor hope impious incessantly indolence iniquity Jesus Christ John ix labors lead light live Lord mankind Massillon midst mind ministers Ministers of religion ministry misery ness never ourselves passions peace Pharisees piety pleasures praises prayer preach pride PSALM punishment reason regard religion render repentance reproach righteous salvation secret shameful sinners sins soul speak spirit suffer terrible thee thine thing thou art thou didst thou hast thou wilt thy glory thy grace thy justice thy mercy thy power thy servants thyself tion tranquil truth VERSE vices voice wicked wisdom wish worldly zeal
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Page 82 - Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
Page 275 - Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Page x - Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much people of the city was with her.
Page 205 - Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Page 244 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 199 - Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust.
Page 148 - And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world; that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind.
Page 227 - The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Page 267 - Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, And his circuit unto the ends of it : And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Page 196 - Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.