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... does the fin lie under its difguife , that a minifter may preach with the utmoft fe- verity against thefe feveral vices , and the guilty perfons hear with patience or approbation , and never once think 46 The Deceitfulness of Sin .
... does the fin lie under its difguife , that a minifter may preach with the utmoft fe- verity against thefe feveral vices , and the guilty perfons hear with patience or approbation , and never once think 46 The Deceitfulness of Sin .
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... minifter to bend his whole force against a difpofition to felf - righteoufness . And , indeed , whether we take it from fcripture or reason , we fhall fee that the hope of a finner must arise not from ex- tenuation , but confeffion ...
... minifter to bend his whole force against a difpofition to felf - righteoufness . And , indeed , whether we take it from fcripture or reason , we fhall fee that the hope of a finner must arise not from ex- tenuation , but confeffion ...
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... minifter of Christ , the apostle Paul , make in the following well known paffage , Rom . vii . 18. " For I know that in me ( that is , " in my flesh ) dwelleth no good thing : for to will is pre- " fent with me ; but how to perform that ...
... minifter of Christ , the apostle Paul , make in the following well known paffage , Rom . vii . 18. " For I know that in me ( that is , " in my flesh ) dwelleth no good thing : for to will is pre- " fent with me ; but how to perform that ...
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... minifter's power to speak to the understanding of those who are not prepared by previous inftruction . But above all , how thankful fhould you be for the encouragement given you to bring your children to the Saviour , and the promise of ...
... minifter's power to speak to the understanding of those who are not prepared by previous inftruction . But above all , how thankful fhould you be for the encouragement given you to bring your children to the Saviour , and the promise of ...
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... minifter the " things which are now reported unto you by them that " have preached the gospel unto you , with the holy Ghoft " fent down from heaven ; which things the angels defire " to look into . " Realize these great truths to ...
... minifter the " things which are now reported unto you by them that " have preached the gospel unto you , with the holy Ghoft " fent down from heaven ; which things the angels defire " to look into . " Realize these great truths to ...
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Page 155 - For I delight in the law of God after the inward man ; but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 177 - Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
Page 82 - And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up ; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.
Page 26 - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, "Lo, I come:" in the volume of the book it is written of me, "I delight to do thy will, O my God." Yea, thy law is within my heart: I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
Page 561 - God; to comfort all that mourn ; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 56 - I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good, I find not. For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Page 249 - And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Page 26 - And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof.' 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Page 56 - For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing : for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Page 14 - And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty...