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I am crucified with Christ , nevertheless I live , yet not I , but Christ liveth in ' me :
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God ; who
loved me , and gave himself to die for me . ' . 4 . The best and surest mark of real
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I am crucified with Christ , nevertheless I live , yet not I , but Christ liveth in ' me :
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God ; who
loved me , and gave himself to die for me . ' . 4 . The best and surest mark of real
...
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Most gladly , there* fore , will I rather glory in my infirmities , that " the power of
Christ may rest upon me . There" fore , I take pleasure in infirmities , in
reproaches , ' in necessities , in perfecution , in distresses for Christ ' s fake ; for
when I am ...
Most gladly , there* fore , will I rather glory in my infirmities , that " the power of
Christ may rest upon me . There" fore , I take pleasure in infirmities , in
reproaches , ' in necessities , in perfecution , in distresses for Christ ' s fake ; for
when I am ...
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... annually , sometimes the Sabbath preceding commencement , and sometimes
on commencement day , when the exercises left room for it . The author having
now introduced every great heart . government thing 252 Christian Magnonimity .
... annually , sometimes the Sabbath preceding commencement , and sometimes
on commencement day , when the exercises left room for it . The author having
now introduced every great heart . government thing 252 Christian Magnonimity .
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The honourable relation he stands in to God as his adopted child in Christ Jesus ,
inclines and authorises him to hope for this purchased ? poffeffion , and enables
him to look down with becoming indifference , on all the glory of this transitory ...
The honourable relation he stands in to God as his adopted child in Christ Jesus ,
inclines and authorises him to hope for this purchased ? poffeffion , and enables
him to look down with becoming indifference , on all the glory of this transitory ...
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dignity and magnanimity of the christian characvaikissa til Dys ! ter . , 7 l 5 . In the
last place , true piety endures fuffering with patience and " fortitude . ' If we reflect
upon the ruinber of suffering martyrs , whose testimonies are upon record , we ...
dignity and magnanimity of the christian characvaikissa til Dys ! ter . , 7 l 5 . In the
last place , true piety endures fuffering with patience and " fortitude . ' If we reflect
upon the ruinber of suffering martyrs , whose testimonies are upon record , we ...
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Page 119 - Let no man deceive you with vain words : for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them : for ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light...
Page 79 - But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Page 227 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Page 98 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 107 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 39 - Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out, and said, " Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Page 186 - Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God : and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
Page 66 - I * dwell in the high and holy place, with him alfo ' that is of a contrite and humble fpirit ; to revive ' the fpirit of the humble, and to revive the heart
Page 149 - For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory...
Page 115 - The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary : he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
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| Title | The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone ... Volume 6 of Sermons, John Witherspoon Volume 6 of The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, William Shenstone |
| Authors | John Witherspoon, William Shenstone |
| Editor | Robert Dodsley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Dickson, J. Fairbairn, and J. Ogle, 1798 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 381 pages |
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