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3rd Chapter 66 power able to preach amusement Baptism became Bible blessed called Church authority Clergyman concerned to know conduct conscience cottage course Curacy dare dear brethren deavoured declare desire divine grace doubt's galling chain duties dying engaged ESTABLISHED CHURCH exalted eyes felt fruit future obedience glory God's grace Gospel grand ground of acceptance happy hearts condemn help feeling Holy Orders hope hour is passed human merit HUMBLING RECOLLECTIONS ignorance inconsistent Jesus Christ Justification by Faith justified labouring leading doctrine look ment mind ministry mistakes necessity never once parish parishioner peace perfect innocence perhaps plead prayer predestinate present pulpit read and pray Rector remember repentance and obedience Romans and Galatians Sabbath Sacrament say with truth Scripture SEELEY Sermon sick friend sincerity snares soul speak Spirit sure SURREY talking tears tell THAMES DITTON things thought unfit utterly week worldliness young Minister
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Page 27 - Wherefore they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God be called according to God's purpose by His Spirit working in due season. They through grace obey the calling...
Page 13 - DO you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?
Page 26 - For whom he did foreknow he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called : and whom he called, them he also justified : and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Page 36 - We speak to him, when we pray ; we hear him, when we read the divine oracles. What have we to do with other men's houses ? Let them rather come to us, who want us. What have we to do with idle chit-chat ? We received the ministry to attend on the service of Christ, not to pay court to men...
Page 26 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Page 41 - If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things; if our hearts condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Page 26 - I wondered at my ignorance, and mourned over my sin, in having preached another gospel, and garbled the truth, as I had done. Not that all this became clear to me in a moment, but as I gradually endeavoured to lead my poor friend, the Lord in his mercy kept leading me, till I could enter into the sublime conclusions of the apostle, and say with him, ' Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 23 - Christ he is a new crea" ture, old things have passed away, behold, all things " have become new," for the evidence of a change, and to Acts xxvi. 18. for the extent of it, viz. " To turn man from darkness to light, and from the " power of Satan unto God." I asked whether he had experienced any such change. He confessed he had not. This led to a discussion on the extent of sin. I traced it back to Adam's one original sin, and...
Page 18 - The next morning I was up late, my head ached, and I was unfit to write ; and so the week went by. Saturday came, no sermon ready ; then all was hurry and confusion. Something, however, must be done. Books, therefore, of sermons were consulted ; a few paragraphs from this author, a few more from that — these, strung together with a few pages of my own, made up my sermon. I hated myself all the time for my negligence.