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... Jewish nation were , in their religious ftate , materially better than the reft of the world . That men needed fuch a change of difpofition as in Scripture is expreffed by the term μer , that they muft become new creatures , and receive ...
... Jewish nation were , in their religious ftate , materially better than the reft of the world . That men needed fuch a change of difpofition as in Scripture is expreffed by the term μer , that they muft become new creatures , and receive ...
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... Jews in this day . To dwell on the history of Chrift himself is foreign to my defign . Indeed a few fouls were converted during HIS abode on earth : but the five hundred brethren , who faw him all at one time after his refurrection ...
... Jews in this day . To dwell on the history of Chrift himself is foreign to my defign . Indeed a few fouls were converted during HIS abode on earth : but the five hundred brethren , who faw him all at one time after his refurrection ...
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... Jewish festivals , was the era of the Divine Vifitation . The Apoftles were all in harmony affembled together ; when lo ! fuddenly there came a found from heaven as of a rufhing mighty wind , and it filled all the house where they were ...
... Jewish festivals , was the era of the Divine Vifitation . The Apoftles were all in harmony affembled together ; when lo ! fuddenly there came a found from heaven as of a rufhing mighty wind , and it filled all the house where they were ...
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... Jews , out of every nation under hea- ven , who heard thefe Galileans fpeak each in his own language . There is reafon to believe , that as many of them were devout men , they had been prepated by Divine Grace for the effectual recep ...
... Jews , out of every nation under hea- ven , who heard thefe Galileans fpeak each in his own language . There is reafon to believe , that as many of them were devout men , they had been prepated by Divine Grace for the effectual recep ...
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... Jews , and through whom alone falva- tion was exhibited to finful men . The defign of the whole fermon was evidently to produce conviction of fin in the hearers ; and it pleafed God to crown it with fuccefs . Multi- tudes were pricked ...
... Jews , and through whom alone falva- tion was exhibited to finful men . The defign of the whole fermon was evidently to produce conviction of fin in the hearers ; and it pleafed God to crown it with fuccefs . Multi- tudes were pricked ...
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Page 233 - Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancied life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death.
Page 242 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 390 - Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Page 25 - Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
Page xxiv - For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour ; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus ; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Page 18 - And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.
Page 9 - ... name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Page 396 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 207 - For it much more concerns them to punish those who refuse to worship them than you, if they be able. But you harass and vex the Christians, and accuse them of Atheism and other crimes, which you can by no means prove. To them it appears an advantage to die for their religion, and they gain their point, while they throw away their lives, rather than comply with your injunctions. As to the earthquakes, which have happened in...
Page 617 - Chrift ; who gave himfelf for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himfelf a peculiar people zealous of good works.