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... increased in number daily 400 SERMON XIX . ON THE PASTORAL CHARACTER OF THE CHURCH . JOHN X. 2. 5 . He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep . To him the porter openeth , and the sheep hear his voice , and he calleth ...
... increased in number daily 400 SERMON XIX . ON THE PASTORAL CHARACTER OF THE CHURCH . JOHN X. 2. 5 . He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep . To him the porter openeth , and the sheep hear his voice , and he calleth ...
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... increased ; may our hearts be filled with the love of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and may the sacred truths which we here receive be so grafted in our hearts , that when we return to our homes , they may remain for ever fixed there , may ...
... increased ; may our hearts be filled with the love of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and may the sacred truths which we here receive be so grafted in our hearts , that when we return to our homes , they may remain for ever fixed there , may ...
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... increased by man himself , -according to the use or misuse which he makes of his advantages . One man will improve his mind by dili- gent study , while another will waste his days in vain pursuits . One will live honestly and prudently ...
... increased by man himself , -according to the use or misuse which he makes of his advantages . One man will improve his mind by dili- gent study , while another will waste his days in vain pursuits . One will live honestly and prudently ...
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... ; they should rather be considered by those who possess them , to involve an increased responsibi- lity , and obligation to act up to the ad- vantages which they have received , and to give an 1. ] 15 Ranks of Society .
... ; they should rather be considered by those who possess them , to involve an increased responsibi- lity , and obligation to act up to the ad- vantages which they have received , and to give an 1. ] 15 Ranks of Society .
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... of our first parents " Abel was a keeper of sheep , but Cain was a tiller of the ground ' . " In process of time , as skill 1 Genesis iv . 2 . and inventions have increased , it has been proved that D 2 III . ] 51 Advantages of Labour .
... of our first parents " Abel was a keeper of sheep , but Cain was a tiller of the ground ' . " In process of time , as skill 1 Genesis iv . 2 . and inventions have increased , it has been proved that D 2 III . ] 51 Advantages of Labour .
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Page 121 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Page xxvi - Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. 31 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Page 24 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory : For the pillars of the earth are the LORD s, And he hath set the world upon them.
Page 336 - But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee : of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Page xxiv - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same : for he is the minister of God- to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister o of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Page 36 - ... but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ : From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.
Page 64 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 296 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page xxv - For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Page iii - Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.