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Page 52
Our first parents plucked the fruit of that tree which God had forbidden them to
touch , and thus sin with all its attendant woes entered , where it was intended
that holiness and purity should for ever dwell . God placed man on earth , as in a
state ...
Our first parents plucked the fruit of that tree which God had forbidden them to
touch , and thus sin with all its attendant woes entered , where it was intended
that holiness and purity should for ever dwell . God placed man on earth , as in a
state ...
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The child is early taught to honour the parent who has given him birth : “ Honour
thy father and thy mother , that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee : ” and this word is used again by the apostle Peter in his ...
The child is early taught to honour the parent who has given him birth : “ Honour
thy father and thy mother , that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee : ” and this word is used again by the apostle Peter in his ...
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Let us suppose that one of you , an earthly parent , give to his child a quantity of
toys , or anything that he may value , with this proviso , in order to encourage
fraternal affection , that he shall give a portion of that which either now or at any
other ...
Let us suppose that one of you , an earthly parent , give to his child a quantity of
toys , or anything that he may value , with this proviso , in order to encourage
fraternal affection , that he shall give a portion of that which either now or at any
other ...
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Would not affectionate conduct to his brother be connected with gratitude to his
parent , and thus faith in his father ' s word , obedience to his father ' s command ,
and fraternal duty , and affection , grow up together ? and if the father had ...
Would not affectionate conduct to his brother be connected with gratitude to his
parent , and thus faith in his father ' s word , obedience to his father ' s command ,
and fraternal duty , and affection , grow up together ? and if the father had ...
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And if this had been all , I should have perhaps forgotten that he had been thus at
last employed ; but in reply to a letter which I wrote , his afflicted parent says , “ I
have to return you my sincere thanks for your very kind note of sympathy and ...
And if this had been all , I should have perhaps forgotten that he had been thus at
last employed ; but in reply to a letter which I wrote , his afflicted parent says , “ I
have to return you my sincere thanks for your very kind note of sympathy and ...
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Page 81 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Page 83 - Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours, together, saying, Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Page 79 - And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
Page 82 - Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
Page 9 - Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Page 79 - Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal...
Page 113 - And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold : and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord. And every man, with whom was found blue, and...
Page 6 - And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
Page 10 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Page 39 - If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture; Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well ; but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Sermons on Church Building |
| Author | James Alexander Emerton |
| Publisher | J Hatchard and Son, 1842 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 135 pages |
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