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... presents to us a body of abstract truths , but carries with it the executory powers neccessary to procure their accept- ance , the vital influences without which we cannot receive , digest , and assimilate these truths . " * The true ...
... presents to us a body of abstract truths , but carries with it the executory powers neccessary to procure their accept- ance , the vital influences without which we cannot receive , digest , and assimilate these truths . " * The true ...
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... present instruction . To do it perfectly , will be one of the grateful occupations of heaven . In England the progress of piety has been a pursuit under difficulties . The truth had to be discerned and selected whilst in fellowship with ...
... present instruction . To do it perfectly , will be one of the grateful occupations of heaven . In England the progress of piety has been a pursuit under difficulties . The truth had to be discerned and selected whilst in fellowship with ...
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... present undertaking to venture out into the province of the secondary influences of Christi- anity ; but , in dealing with the history of religion , it is impossible for any candid student not to perceive that the whole present ...
... present undertaking to venture out into the province of the secondary influences of Christi- anity ; but , in dealing with the history of religion , it is impossible for any candid student not to perceive that the whole present ...
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... present at the Council of Arles , in Provence , A.D. 314 ; at Sardica in 347 ; and at Rimini in 359. Its vitality and activity are proved by the existence within its borders of fierce doctrinal disputes , which originated in the ...
... present at the Council of Arles , in Provence , A.D. 314 ; at Sardica in 347 ; and at Rimini in 359. Its vitality and activity are proved by the existence within its borders of fierce doctrinal disputes , which originated in the ...
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... present but few traces of former life ; but in the one , as in the other , the traces we do find instantly attest identity of Divine operation . The faith of the martyr , the perseverance of the believer , the spirituality of the life ...
... present but few traces of former life ; but in the one , as in the other , the traces we do find instantly attest identity of Divine operation . The faith of the martyr , the perseverance of the believer , the spirituality of the life ...
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Page 51 - For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Page 344 - Paschal Lamb ! by God appointed, All our sins on Thee were laid : By Almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made. All Thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of Thy blood ; Opened is the gate of heaven ; Peace is made 'twixt man and God.
Page 236 - But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence and solemnity of his address and behaviour, and the fewness and fulness of his words, have often struck even strangers with admiration, as they used to reach others with consolation. The most awful, living, reverent frame I ever felt or beheld, I must say, was his in prayer.
Page 163 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
Page 162 - O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised: thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet.
Page 123 - It was wonderful," says Strype, " to see with what joy this book of God was received, not only among the learneder sort, and those that were noted for lovers of the Reformation, but generally all England over, among all the vulgar and common people ; and with what greediness God's word was read, and what resort to places where the reading of it was.
Page 133 - The heavens are not too high ; His praise may thither fly : The earth is not too low ; His praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing My God and King...
Page 276 - Thus, therefore, when I had heard and considered what they said, I left them, and went about my employment again, but their talk and discourse went with me ; also my heart would tarry with them, for I was greatly affected with their words, both because by them I was convinced that I wanted the true tokens of a truly godly man, and also because by them I was convinced of the happy and blessed condition of him that was such a one.
Page 344 - BLOW ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound : Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
Page 118 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.