Discourses: Doctrinal and Practical ; Delivered in Essex Street Chapel, Volume 1R. Hunter, 1826 - Sermons, English |
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... wisdom select- ed the family of the patriarch Abraham to be the depositaries of religious truth , amidst the universal prevalence of idolatry , the promise which he made to the ancestor of this distinguished family was , that his pos ...
... wisdom select- ed the family of the patriarch Abraham to be the depositaries of religious truth , amidst the universal prevalence of idolatry , the promise which he made to the ancestor of this distinguished family was , that his pos ...
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... wisdom on the part of the Jews , which cannot be accounted for but upon the sup- position , and by the admission of superna- tural instruction . In the fulness of time the Christian dis- pensation was made known to the world , the ...
... wisdom on the part of the Jews , which cannot be accounted for but upon the sup- position , and by the admission of superna- tural instruction . In the fulness of time the Christian dis- pensation was made known to the world , the ...
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... wisdom to act in all circumstances upon the presumption , that christianity is true , and its expectations well - founded ; and the extreme of folly to live as if the religion of Jesus were a fraud upon the un- derstanding , and ...
... wisdom to act in all circumstances upon the presumption , that christianity is true , and its expectations well - founded ; and the extreme of folly to live as if the religion of Jesus were a fraud upon the un- derstanding , and ...
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... wisdom and his power ; not a particle of evil exists without his permission ; nor can it prevail beyond its appointed limits . And the proportion of evil to good in the works of God , is but as a drop of water to the ocean , or as a ...
... wisdom and his power ; not a particle of evil exists without his permission ; nor can it prevail beyond its appointed limits . And the proportion of evil to good in the works of God , is but as a drop of water to the ocean , or as a ...
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... is perfectly synonymous with perfect benevolence , acting under the di- rection of perfect wisdom ; and Love , boundless , unchangeable Love , maintains its character as the paramount attribute of Deity : the 34 God is Love .
... is perfectly synonymous with perfect benevolence , acting under the di- rection of perfect wisdom ; and Love , boundless , unchangeable Love , maintains its character as the paramount attribute of Deity : the 34 God is Love .
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Page 212 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Page 20 - God would gloriously display his power and love, in the fulfilment of his gracious promise that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea.
Page 450 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 355 - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Page 414 - Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father ; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father ; and to my God and your God.
Page 212 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Page 69 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 462 - Say not thou. What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Page 212 - Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Page 365 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.