Scripture Characters: Or, A Practical Improvement of the Principal Histories in the New Testament, Volume 1author, 1792 - Bible |
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... feel a suspicion and diffidence of ourfelves , while we attempt to delineate the charac- ter of the Saviour . So great is its importance in every view ; fuch a divine fplendour and glory are caft around it ; and fo profound are the ...
... feel a suspicion and diffidence of ourfelves , while we attempt to delineate the charac- ter of the Saviour . So great is its importance in every view ; fuch a divine fplendour and glory are caft around it ; and fo profound are the ...
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... feel a fuitable regard towards him ? Do we render him the honour , due unto his name ? It is poffible to affent to his Divinity , in a mere fpeculative way , while the heart remains infenfible to his excellence , and difaf- Matt . xvii ...
... feel a fuitable regard towards him ? Do we render him the honour , due unto his name ? It is poffible to affent to his Divinity , in a mere fpeculative way , while the heart remains infenfible to his excellence , and difaf- Matt . xvii ...
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... feeling of our infirmi- ties . " - Thus the fame nature , which finned , atoned for the tranfgreffion , and repaired the breach . Here- by we draw near to God , and God to us : He ftoops to us , and we rife to Him : our IMMANUEL joins ...
... feeling of our infirmi- ties . " - Thus the fame nature , which finned , atoned for the tranfgreffion , and repaired the breach . Here- by we draw near to God , and God to us : He ftoops to us , and we rife to Him : our IMMANUEL joins ...
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... feel your need of him , draw near , that you may admire his ex- cellency and perfection . How great is his glory ! How aftonishing his condefcenfion ! How rich , and free , and extenfive is his mercy ! How firm the Co- venant , which he ...
... feel your need of him , draw near , that you may admire his ex- cellency and perfection . How great is his glory ! How aftonishing his condefcenfion ! How rich , and free , and extenfive is his mercy ! How firm the Co- venant , which he ...
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... feel the fire of divine love burn within us , conftraining us to fing aloud with Mary , " My foul doth magnify the Lord , and my spirit hath rejoiced in GOD MY SAVIOUR † . ' We proceed to confider " " II . His nativity . All things , it ...
... feel the fire of divine love burn within us , conftraining us to fing aloud with Mary , " My foul doth magnify the Lord , and my spirit hath rejoiced in GOD MY SAVIOUR † . ' We proceed to confider " " II . His nativity . All things , it ...
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Page 381 - Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil-speaking be put away from you, with all malice ; and be ye kind one to another,, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 101 - Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: and when He had made a scourge of small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers...
Page 100 - Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Page 47 - The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ; all they from Sheba shall come : they shall bring gold and incense ; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
Page 300 - And he said unto another, Follow -me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead : but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Page 21 - SAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY. Almighty GOD, by Whose providence Thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of Thy SON our SAVIOUR, by preaching of repentance; make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching ; and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake ; through JESUS CHRIST our LORD.
Page 7 - That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies: might ferve Him without fear ; " In holinefs and righteoufnefs before Him : all the days of our life.
Page 88 - Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the ;world, and the glory of them, in a moment of time.
Page 141 - Now, when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought them unto him : and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.