The Portrait of St. Paul: Or, The True Model for Christians and Pastors. Tr. from a French Manuscript of the Late Rev. John William de la Flechere ...J. Emory and B. Waugh, 1830 - 342 pages |
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... reason , supported by the most re- spectable authorities , such as the confessions of faith adopted by the purest churches , together with the works of the most celebrated pastors and professors who have explained such confessions ...
... reason , supported by the most re- spectable authorities , such as the confessions of faith adopted by the purest churches , together with the works of the most celebrated pastors and professors who have explained such confessions ...
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... reason alone draws from books , and is taught by other men , is no more than a human work , and will be ineffectual , till the great master , the Holy Spirit itself , becomes of the party , creating , renew ing , and regenerating to a ...
... reason alone draws from books , and is taught by other men , is no more than a human work , and will be ineffectual , till the great master , the Holy Spirit itself , becomes of the party , creating , renew ing , and regenerating to a ...
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... reason that we oppose this sinful temper , espe- Icially when it appears in pastors , since it is so entirely contrary to the spirit of the gospel , that the apostle Paul emphatically terms it , " The condemnation of the devil . " There ...
... reason that we oppose this sinful temper , espe- Icially when it appears in pastors , since it is so entirely contrary to the spirit of the gospel , that the apostle Paul emphatically terms it , " The condemnation of the devil . " There ...
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... reason thus , is to forget , at once , the omnipotence of God , the force of truth , and the unspeakable worth of those souls which error may poison and destroy . On the contrary , the faithful minister , who on all occa- sions rejoices ...
... reason thus , is to forget , at once , the omnipotence of God , the force of truth , and the unspeakable worth of those souls which error may poison and destroy . On the contrary , the faithful minister , who on all occa- sions rejoices ...
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... reason why the charity of the primitive church demanded in behalf of God , that the rod should not be spared when the impiety of men was no longer able to be restrained by gentler means ; determining that it was far better to be brought ...
... reason why the charity of the primitive church demanded in behalf of God , that the rod should not be spared when the impiety of men was no longer able to be restrained by gentler means ; determining that it was far better to be brought ...
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Page 62 - And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat : for hitherto ye were not able to bear it. Neither yet now are ye able.
Page 193 - But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Page 38 - Ye call me Master and Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet ; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 17 - Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Page 16 - That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Page 101 - And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 53 - I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh...
Page 227 - Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby...
Page 27 - For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Page 40 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.