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... devil , to impofe upon our first parent . With thefe delufions fhe was corrupted ; and with these delufions we conclude the apostle feared his Corinthian converts might be cor rupted alfo . How far our cafe may be fimilar to that of the ...
... devil , to impofe upon our first parent . With thefe delufions fhe was corrupted ; and with these delufions we conclude the apostle feared his Corinthian converts might be cor rupted alfo . How far our cafe may be fimilar to that of the ...
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... DEVIL . 1 THE account we have of this tranfaction hath been thought by many an allegory , or facred fable : though I see not for what reafon . It is introduced as a plain fact in a plain hiftory , without any intimation that it is ...
... DEVIL . 1 THE account we have of this tranfaction hath been thought by many an allegory , or facred fable : though I see not for what reafon . It is introduced as a plain fact in a plain hiftory , without any intimation that it is ...
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... devil was permitted to tempt him ; and firft makes an application to the neceffities of nature : If thou be the Son of God , command thefe ftones to be made bread . Jefus gave him an anfwer , implying , that bread was not fo neceffary ...
... devil was permitted to tempt him ; and firft makes an application to the neceffities of nature : If thou be the Son of God , command thefe ftones to be made bread . Jefus gave him an anfwer , implying , that bread was not fo neceffary ...
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... devil with authority , and fent him away on which we read , that good angels came and miniftered unto him . There is no doubt but this , and all other parts of scripture , are recorded for our improve- ment : nor can we fuppofe the devil ...
... devil with authority , and fent him away on which we read , that good angels came and miniftered unto him . There is no doubt but this , and all other parts of scripture , are recorded for our improve- ment : nor can we fuppofe the devil ...
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... devil . We must confider our temptations therefore in this light ; and manfully ftrive against them , whatever they are ; nay , the apostle James bids us count it all joy when we fall into divers temptations but that is , on a ...
... devil . We must confider our temptations therefore in this light ; and manfully ftrive against them , whatever they are ; nay , the apostle James bids us count it all joy when we fall into divers temptations but that is , on a ...
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Page 147 - And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? they say unto him, because no man hath hired us.
Page 157 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 26 - But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so. your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Page 405 - For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Page 326 - Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God, And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Page 99 - LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues ; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST'S sake. Amen.
Page 140 - And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land : and he began to be in want.
Page 251 - I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 56 - Jhall confefs me before men, him will I confefs alfo before my Father which is in heaven : but.
Page 252 - The foxes had holes, and the birds of the air had nests ; but the Son of man had not where to lay his head, Luke ix.