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Page 94
This is the trial of religion , for it is against this trial that religion is to prepare you .
And then the man who has made no more than a nominal profession of faith in
Christ , and has never laboured to adorn his Saviour ' s doctrine by a pure and ...
This is the trial of religion , for it is against this trial that religion is to prepare you .
And then the man who has made no more than a nominal profession of faith in
Christ , and has never laboured to adorn his Saviour ' s doctrine by a pure and ...
Page 487
It is I who have directed this trial , that your faith might be proved ; and I too will
give you strength to bear it : rely on me ; be not afraid , This comfort makes the
anxieties and distresses of a Christian more tolerable , than the ease and
prosperity ...
It is I who have directed this trial , that your faith might be proved ; and I too will
give you strength to bear it : rely on me ; be not afraid , This comfort makes the
anxieties and distresses of a Christian more tolerable , than the ease and
prosperity ...
Page 530
He knew the trials to which his disciples must be exposed ; not his present
disciples alone , but others in every future age . He knew that nothing except the
most overpowering motives could engage them to resist temptation , and remain
...
He knew the trials to which his disciples must be exposed ; not his present
disciples alone , but others in every future age . He knew that nothing except the
most overpowering motives could engage them to resist temptation , and remain
...
Page 531
And to the spiritual sacrifice , the sacrifice of the Christian heart , trials are the
seasoning which make it acceptable . Every disciple of Christ shall be salted , i . e
. , preserved from corruption , be cleansed and purified , with fire : with fiery trials
...
And to the spiritual sacrifice , the sacrifice of the Christian heart , trials are the
seasoning which make it acceptable . Every disciple of Christ shall be salted , i . e
. , preserved from corruption , be cleansed and purified , with fire : with fiery trials
...
Page 590
And to be prepared whenever it happens , this is the trial of faith . Our Lord
proceeds to illustrate this by example . 33 . Take ye heed , watch and pray : for ye
know not when the time is . 34 . For the Son of man is as a man taking a far
journey ...
And to be prepared whenever it happens , this is the trial of faith . Our Lord
proceeds to illustrate this by example . 33 . Take ye heed , watch and pray : for ye
know not when the time is . 34 . For the Son of man is as a man taking a far
journey ...
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Page 327 - Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
Page 311 - 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 279 - 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 175 - And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying; Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Page 7 - When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came, and stood over, where the young child, was.
Page 147 - For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 101 - And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Page 26 - And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Page 217 - Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Page 187 - From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
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| Title | A practical exposition of the Gospels of st. Matthew and st. Mark, in the form of lects |
| Author | John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.) |
| Published | 1831 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 31 Mar 2006 |
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