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... become their greatest friend , and receive them into everlasting habitations . As harfh and fevere as these sayings of our bleffed Saviour and his Apoftle feem , yet how remarkably do we fee them verified in the generality of the rich ...
... become their greatest friend , and receive them into everlasting habitations . As harfh and fevere as these sayings of our bleffed Saviour and his Apoftle feem , yet how remarkably do we fee them verified in the generality of the rich ...
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... become us to prescribe bounds to what God has left at large and un- determined for wife and important reafons namely that our deeds of charity may be in- tirely free ; and that there might be full scope left for the largest foul to ...
... become us to prescribe bounds to what God has left at large and un- determined for wife and important reafons namely that our deeds of charity may be in- tirely free ; and that there might be full scope left for the largest foul to ...
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... become the prevailing temper and difpo- fition of foul and body : And even this is fo far from perfection in the ftrict sense of the word , that after all we are but unprofitable fervants . Their ftraining of the precept thus beyond SER ...
... become the prevailing temper and difpo- fition of foul and body : And even this is fo far from perfection in the ftrict sense of the word , that after all we are but unprofitable fervants . Their ftraining of the precept thus beyond SER ...
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... become even matter of duty , and highly necessary to falvation . This was his very cafe ; and that he understood it as a pofitive command to him , is plain by his going away forrowful ; for he would have gone away chearful if he had ...
... become even matter of duty , and highly necessary to falvation . This was his very cafe ; and that he understood it as a pofitive command to him , is plain by his going away forrowful ; for he would have gone away chearful if he had ...
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... becomes incum- bent upon us to fell all we have , and give to the poor , and follow Chrift , when we cannot follow him without fo doing . When riches become any way inconfiftent with our eternal lalvation , we must part with them as we ...
... becomes incum- bent upon us to fell all we have , and give to the poor , and follow Chrift , when we cannot follow him without fo doing . When riches become any way inconfiftent with our eternal lalvation , we must part with them as we ...
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affections and lufts againſt Apoſtle appetites becauſe beſt bleffed body cafe caft cauſe charity Chrift chriftian confcience confequence confider corruption crucified defigned defires degree difcourfe divine doth eafy eternal expreffion exprefs faid falvation fame fays fecret felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere fion firft firſt fleſh fome foul fpeaking fpirit ftate ftrength ftrong fubftance fuccefs fuch fure give glory goodneſs Goſpel grace greateſt happineſs hath hearts heaven himſelf hope inclinations infirmity infomuch inftances intirely itſelf laft laſt lefs live mankind mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary neceffity nefs never obferve occafion oppofition ourſelves paffions perfon pleaſures prefent purpoſe raiſe reafon refolution refpect religion revelation Saviour ſenſe SERM ſhall ſpeak ſpoke ſtate temptation thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thoughts tion truth underſtanding unto uſe virtue and holiness vitious weakneſs wiſdom worldly XVII XXIX XXVII
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Page 157 - And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : * where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 156 - And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire : 48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 348 - For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 141 - I delight in the law of God after the inward man ; but I fee another law in my members, warring againft the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of fin -which is in my members.
Page 10 - Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute ; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life.
Page 75 - If I climb up into heaven, Thou art there : if I go down into hell, Thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning : and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there also shall Thy hand lead me : and Thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 224 - Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings...
Page 199 - For our converfation is in heaven, from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift...
Page 218 - the blefled and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom " no man hath feen, nor can fee ; to him be " honour and power everlafting. Amen." ts 41 DISCOURSE VIII. MATT. v. 3. BleJ'ed are the poor in fpirit ; for theirs it the kingdom of heaven.
Page 223 - I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!