life, however hopeless his death. In the American service, instead of this, at the grave it is said or sung, * I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me ' Write, from henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; even so, saith the Spirit, for... The Baptist Magazine - Page 4651844Full view - About this book
| James Hutchins - Apostles' Creed - 1827 - 476 pages
...circumstances—and still you have a sure and certain source of consolation—" for blessed are the dead that die in the Lord," " even so saith the Spirit for they rest from their labors." You shall rise again. Your faith in the author and finisher of your salvation shall... | |
| Edward Berens - Sermons, English - 1828 - 194 pages
...occasioning any harm or loss to them, has been to them the greatest gain. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours." They have "entered into peace." We should consider them as having now become glorified spirits, and... | |
| John Shepherd - 1828 - 502 pages
...I heard a voice " from Heaven, saying unto me, Write, From hence" forth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ; " even so, saith the Spirit; for they rest from their " labours." The purport of the sentence is an assurancethat all the virtuous and righteous, that have departed... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1828 - 634 pages
...doctrine of purgatory is not only expressly against Scripture, saying, " Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, even so- saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours;" —but it is also certain, that it was not so ancient as the canon 1 Summa Thcol. p. 1. tit. 10. cap.... | |
| George Whitefield, Samuel Drew - Sermons, English - 1828 - 802 pages
...the Lord! And we can therefore give them comfort concerning them ; for " blessed are the dead, that die in the Lord; even so, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours." This, and such-like arguments, no doubt, these visitors made use of, to comfort Martha and Mary. And,... | |
| 1828 - 398 pages
...ashes for beauty! and the spirit of heaviness for the oil of gladness. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, even so saith the spirit, for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them." ON the 12th of May, 1828, in Frond's Alms House, at Salisbury, aged... | |
| 1828 - 318 pages
...heart unto wisdom;" he is taught, that " a voice from heaven has proclaimed, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord; even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours;" he is taught, " not to be sorry as men without hope for them that sleep in Christ;" he is taught, that... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 642 pages
...doctrine of purgatory is not only expressly against Scripture, saying, " Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours;" —but it is also certain, that it was not so ancient as the canon 1 Summa Theol. p. 1. tit. 10. cap.... | |
| Questions - 1828 - 180 pages
...obtain " the victory ?" What passage from the Revelations is read at the burial service ? " I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, write, from henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours," What words of Scripture... | |
| Richard Mant - Apostles - 1828 - 634 pages
...promise, make us to love that which thou dost command, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen" " J I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours. " O merciful God,... | |
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