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... matter thus brought before our notice . Wherein consists the fitness of this day's Col- lect , and to what train of thought does its in- sertion in the present place guide us ? First , it will be perceived at once that it is formed out ...
... matter thus brought before our notice . Wherein consists the fitness of this day's Col- lect , and to what train of thought does its in- sertion in the present place guide us ? First , it will be perceived at once that it is formed out ...
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... matter . There must have been a profounder motive which induced our Reformers to construct such a Collect for the Second Sunday in Advent ; and it appears to have been of the following nature . They seem to have wished to draw attention ...
... matter . There must have been a profounder motive which induced our Reformers to construct such a Collect for the Second Sunday in Advent ; and it appears to have been of the following nature . They seem to have wished to draw attention ...
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... matter which deserves to be kept clearly before us at all times , and especially at this time . Let us not perplex ourselves with any specula- tions about the historical question , which really concerns us 14 SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT .
... matter which deserves to be kept clearly before us at all times , and especially at this time . Let us not perplex ourselves with any specula- tions about the historical question , which really concerns us 14 SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT .
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... She is not faithful unless she makes them feel that this is a strictly private and personal concern ; a matter which comes home to the inmost con- a Rev. xxii . 12 . science of every one of them . And it cannot COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES .
... She is not faithful unless she makes them feel that this is a strictly private and personal concern ; a matter which comes home to the inmost con- a Rev. xxii . 12 . science of every one of them . And it cannot COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES .
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... matter might be suggested . For example , the Baptist , immured in a prison , may have wished for that confirmation of his own Faith in our SAVIOUR as the MESSIAH , which he was sure that our SAVIOUR would instantly afford him . And ...
... matter might be suggested . For example , the Baptist , immured in a prison , may have wished for that confirmation of his own Faith in our SAVIOUR as the MESSIAH , which he was sure that our SAVIOUR would instantly afford him . And ...
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Page 229 - But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
Page 217 - Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 286 - And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven, as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Page 191 - Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
Page 262 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Page 72 - For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me : and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Page 243 - Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Page 167 - And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Page 103 - And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Page 135 - And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying; Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.