Sermons, tr. by R. Robinson (H. Hunter)1800 |
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... doth not even condescend to answer this wise and interesting question . Is not this very astonishing ? Is not this a kind of miracle ? But if Jesus Christ's silence be surprizing , is it not equally astonishing that Pilate should not ...
... doth not even condescend to answer this wise and interesting question . Is not this very astonishing ? Is not this a kind of miracle ? But if Jesus Christ's silence be surprizing , is it not equally astonishing that Pilate should not ...
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... Doth he mean only the truths of religion , and the science of salvation ? There , cer- tainly , that which is truth by excellence , may be found ; nor can it be bought too dear . I do not think , however , that it would comprehend the ...
... Doth he mean only the truths of religion , and the science of salvation ? There , cer- tainly , that which is truth by excellence , may be found ; nor can it be bought too dear . I do not think , however , that it would comprehend the ...
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... Doth our mind change its nature , as circumstances change the appearance of things ? Doth that , which was true in our closets , in our churches , in a calm of our passions , become false when the passions are excited , when the church ...
... Doth our mind change its nature , as circumstances change the appearance of things ? Doth that , which was true in our closets , in our churches , in a calm of our passions , become false when the passions are excited , when the church ...
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... , all knowledge : but we shall prevent all errors . The goodness of God doth not propose to enable us to know all truth : but it proposeth to give us all needful help to escape error . It give 30 The Price of Truth .
... , all knowledge : but we shall prevent all errors . The goodness of God doth not propose to enable us to know all truth : but it proposeth to give us all needful help to escape error . It give 30 The Price of Truth .
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... doth not form even a probability in favour of that communion . 5. The fifth sacrifice , which truth demands , is that of obstinacy ; and the fifth precept which you must obey , if you mean to attain it , is this : Be teachable . This ...
... doth not form even a probability in favour of that communion . 5. The fifth sacrifice , which truth demands , is that of obstinacy ; and the fifth precept which you must obey , if you mean to attain it , is this : Be teachable . This ...
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Page 297 - He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Page 161 - Now, if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
Page 261 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened : professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 159 - He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him ; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Page 267 - LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 108 - These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Page 208 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, (which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know...
Page 64 - For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith...
Page 189 - For in CHRIST JESUS neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of GOD.
Page 120 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, and say, 'If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.