Discourses on special occasions by ... Robert S. M'All [ed.] with a sketch of his life and character by R. Wardlaw, Volume 2 |
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... labours in the cause of Christ was , like his devotedness , beyond all parallel . No danger could quench his ardour , no difficulty abate his confidence . To hardship , opposition , and delay , his spirit was invulnerable . Whatever ...
... labours in the cause of Christ was , like his devotedness , beyond all parallel . No danger could quench his ardour , no difficulty abate his confidence . To hardship , opposition , and delay , his spirit was invulnerable . Whatever ...
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... labour , not on the whole field of Christian enter- prise , but on some single spot most congenial to their capacity and habits ; -one in the instruction of the young , another in the visitation of the sick , —a third in the ...
... labour , not on the whole field of Christian enter- prise , but on some single spot most congenial to their capacity and habits ; -one in the instruction of the young , another in the visitation of the sick , —a third in the ...
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... labours we should make shipwreck of faith , and so be rejected for ever ! Who can tell the anguish of that reflection , - " lest , having preached to others , I myself should be cast - way ! " Or who can estimate the transport of ...
... labours we should make shipwreck of faith , and so be rejected for ever ! Who can tell the anguish of that reflection , - " lest , having preached to others , I myself should be cast - way ! " Or who can estimate the transport of ...
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... labours wherein your office actually consists , these impres- sions will be deepened , and these convictions irre- sistibly confirmed . The mere intellectual exercise demanded of you , is one alien from all the common apprehensions of ...
... labours wherein your office actually consists , these impres- sions will be deepened , and these convictions irre- sistibly confirmed . The mere intellectual exercise demanded of you , is one alien from all the common apprehensions of ...
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... labour of all who are thus united for the universal happiness of men . Survey , then , with intelligent and serious con- templation , the field of labour allotted you , and the charge with which you are intrusted . You have first to ...
... labour of all who are thus united for the universal happiness of men . Survey , then , with intelligent and serious con- templation , the field of labour allotted you , and the charge with which you are intrusted . You have first to ...
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Page 441 - I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury ; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Page 407 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Page 164 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Page 226 - What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Page 440 - WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah ? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength ? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Page 447 - Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory ? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors ; And the King of glory shall come in.
Page 408 - A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Page 183 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 189 - For he is good ; for his mercy endureth for ever : that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
Page 91 - The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his Lord...