A Practical Exposition of the Gospel According to St. Matthew in the Form of Lectures: Intended to Assist the Practice of Domestic Instruction and Devotion |
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... instruction . That it may receive the blessing of " the Father of lights , " the source of " every good and perfect gift , " is the earnest prayer of the Author , J. B. CHESTER . CONTENTS . LECTURE 1. MATT . i . 1—17 . vi ADVERTISEMENT .
... instruction . That it may receive the blessing of " the Father of lights , " the source of " every good and perfect gift , " is the earnest prayer of the Author , J. B. CHESTER . CONTENTS . LECTURE 1. MATT . i . 1—17 . vi ADVERTISEMENT .
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... receive him as " made unto us of God wisdom , and righteousness , and sanctification , and redemption . " 9 Has the Spirit done this for ourselves ? Is he thus leading us ? Has he brought us to acknowledge Christ as the author of our ...
... receive him as " made unto us of God wisdom , and righteousness , and sanctification , and redemption . " 9 Has the Spirit done this for ourselves ? Is he thus leading us ? Has he brought us to acknowledge Christ as the author of our ...
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... receive the word with joy , " who still " bring no fruit to per- fection . " It is one thing to feel the emotions of sorrow and alarm : but another thing to " overcome the world , " and " endure unto the end , striving against sin ...
... receive the word with joy , " who still " bring no fruit to per- fection . " It is one thing to feel the emotions of sorrow and alarm : but another thing to " overcome the world , " and " endure unto the end , striving against sin ...
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... receive me , as sent of God to redeem your souls ; yield yourselves up to me as your Lord ; obey my commandments , and tread in my steps . Let no present interests delay you ; come , leave all , and follow me . If there is anything ...
... receive me , as sent of God to redeem your souls ; yield yourselves up to me as your Lord ; obey my commandments , and tread in my steps . Let no present interests delay you ; come , leave all , and follow me . If there is anything ...
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... receive and to convey the tid- ings of redemption . But so are we likewise the subjects of peculiar mercy . It is equally the gift of God's sovereign grace , that we are called by baptism to be his ser- vants ; that the means of grace ...
... receive and to convey the tid- ings of redemption . But so are we likewise the subjects of peculiar mercy . It is equally the gift of God's sovereign grace , that we are called by baptism to be his ser- vants ; that the means of grace ...
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Page 561 - 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 217 - It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his Lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household...
Page 419 - But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 26 But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant : 28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Page 509 - Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Page 37 - And his fame went throughout all Syria : and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy ; and he healed them.
Page 229 - And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Page 268 - Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Page 475 - Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city...
Page 493 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 426 - And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David ; they were sore displeased, 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say?