A Selection of the Most Celebrated Sermons of John Calvin, Minister of the Gospel and One of the Principal Leaders in the Protestant Reformation. (never Before Published in the United States), to which is Prefixed a Biographical History of His LifeS. & D.A. Forbes, 1830 - 200 pages |
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... look steadfastly upon a thing , our sight , which is separate of itself , is joined together , and becometh one ; and is wholly occupied in beholding that which is set before us : even so are there two diverse natures in Jesus Christ ...
... look steadfastly upon a thing , our sight , which is separate of itself , is joined together , and becometh one ; and is wholly occupied in beholding that which is set before us : even so are there two diverse natures in Jesus Christ ...
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... look higher . St. John says , chap . i . God was made flesh ; or the word of God , which is the same . The word of God , which was God before the creation of the world , was made flesh ; that is , was united to our nature : so that the ...
... look higher . St. John says , chap . i . God was made flesh ; or the word of God , which is the same . The word of God , which was God before the creation of the world , was made flesh ; that is , was united to our nature : so that the ...
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... look not at the lesson given by St. Paul , which saith , the gospel bringeth troubles . Jesus Christ was crucified in his own person , and his doctrine is joined with many miseries . He could , if it pleased him , cause his doc- trine ...
... look not at the lesson given by St. Paul , which saith , the gospel bringeth troubles . Jesus Christ was crucified in his own person , and his doctrine is joined with many miseries . He could , if it pleased him , cause his doc- trine ...
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... excuse , by saying , God will strengthen us , and that we must not look to our own strength . For it is certain , if we never come into conflicts with our enemies , we shall be afraid of our own shadows 4 CALVIN'S SERMONS . 37.
... excuse , by saying , God will strengthen us , and that we must not look to our own strength . For it is certain , if we never come into conflicts with our enemies , we shall be afraid of our own shadows 4 CALVIN'S SERMONS . 37.
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... look upon our mi- sery , and help us ; although we were not worthy . For better proof hereof , St. Paul saith , that this grace was given us before the world began . We perceive by this , how void of sense men are , when they vaunt ...
... look upon our mi- sery , and help us ; although we were not worthy . For better proof hereof , St. Paul saith , that this grace was given us before the world began . We perceive by this , how void of sense men are , when they vaunt ...
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Page 183 - Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 181 - Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee ; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Page 29 - For verily he took not on him the nature of angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.
Page 183 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth : they are a trouble unto me ; I am weary to bear them.
Page 64 - But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
Page 197 - That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Page 147 - are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth ; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
Page 197 - God in the world : but now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, Who hath made both •one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us...
Page 195 - Have respect unto the covenant : for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Page 86 - And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away.