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Page 18
No voice is so loud - so tender — and so touching , as , love , in support of
religion , and the concentrating of this spirit , its holy beauty , its silent testimony ,
and its energetic labours , would soon give to our divine religion that ascendancy
...
No voice is so loud - so tender — and so touching , as , love , in support of
religion , and the concentrating of this spirit , its holy beauty , its silent testimony ,
and its energetic labours , would soon give to our divine religion that ascendancy
...
Page 169
All history , alas ! informs us how possible it is for the spirit of religion to be
dissipated in a Christian community , and for the professing members to become
heretical in opinion . If , at any time , a church should become Socinian in
sentiment ...
All history , alas ! informs us how possible it is for the spirit of religion to be
dissipated in a Christian community , and for the professing members to become
heretical in opinion . If , at any time , a church should become Socinian in
sentiment ...
Page 281
What has produced the change , but the Spirit of God . ... And , in a countless
number of spirits strangers to all happiness , and dead to every sacred emotivn ,
feelings of joy have been awakened which have thrown their bright light , not
merely ...
What has produced the change , but the Spirit of God . ... And , in a countless
number of spirits strangers to all happiness , and dead to every sacred emotivn ,
feelings of joy have been awakened which have thrown their bright light , not
merely ...
Page 282
In like manner , the same Spirit actuates Christian Societies , wherever genuine
piety is found . ... the mind which was in Christ , and their attainments in grace ,
they are as much the “ habitation of God through the Spirit , ” as individual saints .
In like manner , the same Spirit actuates Christian Societies , wherever genuine
piety is found . ... the mind which was in Christ , and their attainments in grace ,
they are as much the “ habitation of God through the Spirit , ” as individual saints .
Page 357
When this external warfare is not going on , it is found that the sectarian spirit
preys upon itself , and a state of internal discord is the consequence . It may be
said that we are exactly describing the state of the Wesleyan Societies . No ;
neither ...
When this external warfare is not going on , it is found that the sectarian spirit
preys upon itself , and a state of internal discord is the consequence . It may be
said that we are exactly describing the state of the Wesleyan Societies . No ;
neither ...
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Page 18 - Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Page 18 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 75 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven...
Page 264 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone ; in Whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : in Whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Page 262 - But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth ; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
Page 75 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Page 75 - If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Page 150 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 150 - For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of : for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel...
Page 264 - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.