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... preaching , is not denied ; perhaps , some of the worst : but if it be so , it proves nothing to the dishonour of our principles . Those , who , in the first ages of Christianity , were not humbled by the gospel , were generally ...
... preaching , is not denied ; perhaps , some of the worst : but if it be so , it proves nothing to the dishonour of our principles . Those , who , in the first ages of Christianity , were not humbled by the gospel , were generally ...
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... preached by the apostles , produced a wonderful change in the lives and manners of persons of all ages . " Now , if the doctrine which he and others preach be the same , for substance , as that which they preached , one might ex- * Page ...
... preached by the apostles , produced a wonderful change in the lives and manners of persons of all ages . " Now , if the doctrine which he and others preach be the same , for substance , as that which they preached , one might ex- * Page ...
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... preaching , I say , ever been known to lay much hold on the hearts and consciences of men ? The way in which that " wonderful change " was effected , in the lives and manners of people , which attended the first preaching of the gospel ...
... preaching , I say , ever been known to lay much hold on the hearts and consciences of men ? The way in which that " wonderful change " was effected , in the lives and manners of people , which attended the first preaching of the gospel ...
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... preaching the very doctrines which Dr. Priestley charges with be- ing the " corruptions of Christianity , " and which a once - humble admirer of his attempted to ridicule . * It is well known what sort of preaching it was that produced ...
... preaching the very doctrines which Dr. Priestley charges with be- ing the " corruptions of Christianity , " and which a once - humble admirer of his attempted to ridicule . * It is well known what sort of preaching it was that produced ...
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... preaching are not only recorded by Mr. Robinson , but by those who triumph in his conversion to their principles . Dr. Priestley professes to think highly of the Metho- dists , and acknowledges that they have " civilized and Christian ...
... preaching are not only recorded by Mr. Robinson , but by those who triumph in his conversion to their principles . Dr. Priestley professes to think highly of the Metho- dists , and acknowledges that they have " civilized and Christian ...
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Popular passages
Page 373 - Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh...
Page 401 - For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. " For it is written, 'As I live,' saith the Lord, 'every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Page 373 - When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us: and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are...
Page 310 - Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I of Apollos ; and I of Cephas ; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you ? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
Page 159 - ... the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing ; which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience...
Page 155 - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Page 206 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Page 365 - Enter ye in at the strait gate ; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat ; because strait is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Page 369 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Page 283 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know...