 | John Rogers - 1784 - 464 pages
...which none could be admitted into the fociety of an Argument dgainft Prefumption. 8 1 his kingdom — 'Bleffed are the poor in fpirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God — And left the honour of this new relation to God, and the perfection of thofe fer vices to which... | |
 | Thomas Francklin - Sermons, English - 1787 - 404 pages
...into the joy •f your Lord." ON THE POOR IN SPIRIT. VOL. I. M 163 SERMON IX. MATTHEW V. 3. lileffed are the poor in fpirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. OU R blefled Saviour's fermon on SERM. 1 V the mount, of which the beatitudes (the fubject of our prefent... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1790 - 310 pages
...peculiar to this religion, and abfolutely necefifary to the attainment of its end. " BlefTedl " Blefled are the poor in fpirit ; for theirs " is the kingdom of heaven * :" by which poornefs of fpirit is to be underftood a difpofition of mind, meek, humble, fubmiffive... | |
 | Robert Macculloch - Bible - 1791 - 750 pages
...affigns the kingdom of heaven, in his memorable difcourfe delivered from a mountain in Galilee: ' Blefied are the poor * in fpirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven *.' The apoflle James calls our attention to this circumfiance: ' Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1792 - 230 pages
...hope to reconcile two things fo ineonfiftent as the love of Thee and the world. Matth. v. 3.. Ble/ed are the poor in fpirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. To be poor in Jpirit.*- is to be difengaged from wealth, to look upon it as a burthen, or as a truft.... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - Sermons - 1796 - 512 pages
...in Chriit, and his fulnefs, and dependent upon that, your time of want is a time of love. " Blefled are the poor in fpirit ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," Matth. v. 3. 3. Say you, " My time is a time of guilt ; I have a " fenfe of much guilt lying upon my... | |
 | William Huntington - Arminianism - 1797 - 598 pages
...The Lord lift " up his countenance upon thee, and give thee " peace." Numb. vi. 24, 25, 26. Blefled are the poor in fpirit — For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Poverty of fpirit goes- before, to empty us of felf; to fap the empire of Sin and Satan-, to prepare... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1794 - 738 pages
...Blind was exercifed on her account, the words of our Lord were brought with fweet power to fny foul, 'f Bleffed are the poor in fpirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God." More mkable words could not be applied. I believe, few perfons that ever lived, were more eminent... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Apologetics - 1799 - 504 pages
...bletfings on perfons of this character, in three different branches, or (hades of it. (Matt. v. 3) " Bleffed are the poor in fpirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blefled are they VOL. in. M that \6z The Evidences of that mourn, for they fhall be comforted. Blefled... | |
 | Thomas Gisborne - Sermons, English - 1802 - 490 pages
...look, faith the Lord ; even to him that is poor and of a contrite fpirit , and trembleth at my word. Bleffed are the poor in fpirit : for theirs is the kingdom 'of Heaven. Thus faith the high and lofty one, that ifihabitetb eternity, whofe name is holy: I dwell with him... | |
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Blefled are the poor in fpirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
