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... desires . Not content with demonstrating how men may repent , he would persuade them to repent . Not enough is it , in his view , to set forth the nature and process of faith ; he would beseech his hearers to believe for themselves on ...
... desires . Not content with demonstrating how men may repent , he would persuade them to repent . Not enough is it , in his view , to set forth the nature and process of faith ; he would beseech his hearers to believe for themselves on ...
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... desire is that his hearers may be saved . The power of that inward emotion he cannot con- ceal . Chains cannot bind it . Mountains cannot bury it . It thaws through the most icy habits . It bursts from the lip . It speaks from the eye ...
... desire is that his hearers may be saved . The power of that inward emotion he cannot con- ceal . Chains cannot bind it . Mountains cannot bury it . It thaws through the most icy habits . It bursts from the lip . It speaks from the eye ...
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... desires of religion ; who gave themselves wholly to prayer , and under the irrepressible energy of this inward faith , they spake to the hearts of their hearers . Whole volumes are contained in the concise but glorious biography of ...
... desires of religion ; who gave themselves wholly to prayer , and under the irrepressible energy of this inward faith , they spake to the hearts of their hearers . Whole volumes are contained in the concise but glorious biography of ...
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... desire to retain " his popularity with the prevailing sect . ' p . 133. He was compelled , however , from prudential reasons , so far " to smother his resentments , as to take part in the religious services at the dedication of the ...
... desire to retain " his popularity with the prevailing sect . ' p . 133. He was compelled , however , from prudential reasons , so far " to smother his resentments , as to take part in the religious services at the dedication of the ...
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... desire to be useful . He commenced by instructing his brothers and sisters , exhorting the domestics , and doing them every service in his power . He im- posed it on himself as a rule , never to go into company , where it might be ...
... desire to be useful . He commenced by instructing his brothers and sisters , exhorting the domestics , and doing them every service in his power . He im- posed it on himself as a rule , never to go into company , where it might be ...
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Page 223 - I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good ; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Page 353 - Who is gone into Heaven, and is on the Right Hand of God ; Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him.
Page 215 - And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
Page 494 - A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art : Comprising the History, Description, and Scientific Principles of every Branch of Human Knowledge ; with the Derivation and Definition of all the Terms in General Use.
Page 218 - Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first born, which are written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Page 14 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man. All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Page 210 - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead ; much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace which is by one man Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Page 216 - The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity ; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Page 408 - Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother: And in the churchyard cottage I Dwell near them with my mother.
Page 356 - And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias: who appeared in glory, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.