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... of Spirituality , and to indi- cate its source in the influences of the Spirit , together with the means of acquiring and cherishing it . The re- maining Sermons are Miscellaneous . From the Object , and the Method , which I PREFACE . vii.
... of Spirituality , and to indi- cate its source in the influences of the Spirit , together with the means of acquiring and cherishing it . The re- maining Sermons are Miscellaneous . From the Object , and the Method , which I PREFACE . vii.
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... mean , as the best and holiest feelings of the mind are concerned , -by the discoveries of restless science , and the sharp - eyed accuracy of Modern Philosophy ? * Men have pryed into Nature till they think , most vainly think , that ...
... mean , as the best and holiest feelings of the mind are concerned , -by the discoveries of restless science , and the sharp - eyed accuracy of Modern Philosophy ? * Men have pryed into Nature till they think , most vainly think , that ...
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... mean to us , and what they teach us : we shall not proudly summon them before us to do our bidding , and value them only as subservient to our schemes of power and ad- vantage ; but we shall stand before them as the docile child before ...
... mean to us , and what they teach us : we shall not proudly summon them before us to do our bidding , and value them only as subservient to our schemes of power and ad- vantage ; but we shall stand before them as the docile child before ...
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... means of pleasing Him , our Benefactor and Redeemer ! Let me but under- stand his will ! let me but know myself where- in I fall below it , and where I must watch and pray , and in what direction I must labour to glorify my God ! " The ...
... means of pleasing Him , our Benefactor and Redeemer ! Let me but under- stand his will ! let me but know myself where- in I fall below it , and where I must watch and pray , and in what direction I must labour to glorify my God ! " The ...
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... means that educate the hu- man soul ; by His works , His providences , His people , His word , His discipline , does God pre- pare us for the knowledge of Himself ; and hence , when Jesus said , " I have manifested thy name , " I have ...
... means that educate the hu- man soul ; by His works , His providences , His people , His word , His discipline , does God pre- pare us for the knowledge of Himself ; and hence , when Jesus said , " I have manifested thy name , " I have ...
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Page 63 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding — if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures, — then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God..
Page 17 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Page xv - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page xiv - And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Page 82 - I have fed you with milk, and not with meat : for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able, for ye are yet carnal : for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men...
Page xiii - And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Page 32 - Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat : and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Page 336 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor...
Page 114 - But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet : and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it ; and let us eat and be merry : for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.
Page 78 - But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held ; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.