The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Volume 10Printed at the Conference-Office ... by Thomas Cordeux, agent, 1811 - Methodism |
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... understanding , have a tendency to dissipate our thoughts from the invisible world , and to dis- tract our minds from attending to him , who is both the Author and End of our Being . 7. This is the more easily done , because we are all ...
... understanding , have a tendency to dissipate our thoughts from the invisible world , and to dis- tract our minds from attending to him , who is both the Author and End of our Being . 7. This is the more easily done , because we are all ...
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... understanding this advice of the Apostle , ( I hope rather than from any contempt of it , ) many among them are sick , spiritually sick , and many sleep , who were once thoroughly awakened . And it is well if they awake any more till ...
... understanding this advice of the Apostle , ( I hope rather than from any contempt of it , ) many among them are sick , spiritually sick , and many sleep , who were once thoroughly awakened . And it is well if they awake any more till ...
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... understanding , that in spite of all the mist wherewith the wisdom of the world would cover us , we may discern , what is the good and acceptable will of God . 5. Let us first consider , What it is which the Apostle here means by the ...
... understanding , that in spite of all the mist wherewith the wisdom of the world would cover us , we may discern , what is the good and acceptable will of God . 5. Let us first consider , What it is which the Apostle here means by the ...
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... understanding the term in this sense , what kind of friendship may we have with the world ? We may , we ought to love them as ourselves , ( for they also are included in the word neighbour , ) to bear them real good - will ; to desire ...
... understanding the term in this sense , what kind of friendship may we have with the world ? We may , we ought to love them as ourselves , ( for they also are included in the word neighbour , ) to bear them real good - will ; to desire ...
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... acquaintance be a person of strong natural understanding , cultivated by various learning ? May not I gain much useful knowledge by a familiar inter- J course with him ? May I not learn many things 20 FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD .
... acquaintance be a person of strong natural understanding , cultivated by various learning ? May not I gain much useful knowledge by a familiar inter- J course with him ? May I not learn many things 20 FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD .
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Popular passages
Page 65 - shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 244 - Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was an hungered and ye gave me no meat ; I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger and ye took me not in ; naked and ye clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Page 48 - God is faithful, who will not suffer" us " to be tempted above that" we " are able ; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that " we
Page 37 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Page 83 - Fight the good Fight of Faith, and lay hold on Eternal life...
Page 394 - For the things that are seen are Temporal; but the things that are not seen are Eternal.
Page 342 - Go unto this people, and say: Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive, "for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 347 - Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection ; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Page 89 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Page 244 - J was hungry, and ye gave me meat : thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in : naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me,