The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow: To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author by John Norman Pearson, Volume 4James Duncan, 1830 |
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... particularly that it lies in God , who alone can direct us to the true way of attaining to it ; that this way he has discovered in the sacred Scriptures , the divine authority whereof is asserted and illustrated PAGE 310 315 21 . Of the ...
... particularly that it lies in God , who alone can direct us to the true way of attaining to it ; that this way he has discovered in the sacred Scriptures , the divine authority whereof is asserted and illustrated PAGE 310 315 21 . Of the ...
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... particularly , in regard of the order and manner of Their working . Whether natural reason may evince the crea- tion of the world , we will not dispute ; we know that he who had very much of that , and who is the great master of it in ...
... particularly , in regard of the order and manner of Their working . Whether natural reason may evince the crea- tion of the world , we will not dispute ; we know that he who had very much of that , and who is the great master of it in ...
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... particularly in that . Surely , the soul that hath most of Christ , hath most humility . It is the lesson he peculiarly recommends to us from his own example , which is the shortest and most effectual way of teach- ing : Learn of me ...
... particularly in that . Surely , the soul that hath most of Christ , hath most humility . It is the lesson he peculiarly recommends to us from his own example , which is the shortest and most effectual way of teach- ing : Learn of me ...
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... particularly here intended , as we see eternal life and glory is subjoined to it . Our bodies are raised , which were companions and partakers of our good and evil in our abode upon earth , that they may in eternity be companions and ...
... particularly here intended , as we see eternal life and glory is subjoined to it . Our bodies are raised , which were companions and partakers of our good and evil in our abode upon earth , that they may in eternity be companions and ...
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... particularly in the exercise of solemn , continued prayer ; and , if cut short of it at any time , they will miss it as much as a healthful body its accustomed repast . But it would seem , that , though there may be some reason for ...
... particularly in the exercise of solemn , continued prayer ; and , if cut short of it at any time , they will miss it as much as a healthful body its accustomed repast . But it would seem , that , though there may be some reason for ...
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Page 287 - For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit...
Page 22 - I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there ye may be also.
Page 32 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous...
Page 337 - Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Page 240 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 275 - He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Page 144 - God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Page 371 - LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness ; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 299 - The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Page 107 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth...