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Page 201
As if it were not an honour to rise above the circumstances of our birth , as if a
man's ascent by one step above his original condition , fairly , honestly , and
honourably won , were not more a matter of just pride , than a descent traced
from the ...
As if it were not an honour to rise above the circumstances of our birth , as if a
man's ascent by one step above his original condition , fairly , honestly , and
honourably won , were not more a matter of just pride , than a descent traced
from the ...
Page 211
They have not hesitated to apply that very term to God himself , calling Jehovah
The First - Born of the World ; and that in honour , in deepest reverence —
meaning thereby to exalt him above all creatures , as prince , and king , and Lord
of all .
They have not hesitated to apply that very term to God himself , calling Jehovah
The First - Born of the World ; and that in honour , in deepest reverence —
meaning thereby to exalt him above all creatures , as prince , and king , and Lord
of all .
Page 212
66 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head , and honour the face of the old man
. ” That beautiful and divine command touches a chord in every heart , and
sounds in harmony with the best feelings of our nature ; and so a Greek historian
tells ...
66 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head , and honour the face of the old man
. ” That beautiful and divine command touches a chord in every heart , and
sounds in harmony with the best feelings of our nature ; and so a Greek historian
tells ...
Page 228
Did an angel , standing at his side when he penned these words , stoop down ,
and whisper in his ear that in coming days men would rise to throw doubt over
the truth , and , explaining it away , attempt to rob Jesus of his honour ? I know
not ...
Did an angel , standing at his side when he penned these words , stoop down ,
and whisper in his ear that in coming days men would rise to throw doubt over
the truth , and , explaining it away , attempt to rob Jesus of his honour ? I know
not ...
Page 229
Take , believers , the full comfort of a doctrine which is so fraught with honour to
God and salvation to man . Rejoice , and be exceeding glad . Rejoice in the Lord
alway ; and again I say , rejoice . Are you afraid ? Are you in trouble about ...
Take , believers , the full comfort of a doctrine which is so fraught with honour to
God and salvation to man . Rejoice , and be exceeding glad . Rejoice in the Lord
alway ; and again I say , rejoice . Are you afraid ? Are you in trouble about ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints: Illustrated in a Series of Discourses from the Colossians |
| Author | Thomas Guthrie |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black, 1858 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2016 |
| Length | 385 pages |
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