Twenty-one discourses, delivered in the parish church of Wrockwardine, by the author of 'A monument of parental affection to a dear and only son'.1827 |
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... grace sustained my feeble spirit . Through all the lengthening way , I seemed to walk close by my Father's side , and leaning on my Father's arm ; who ever and anon re- newed his gracious promises , and cheered my soul with tokens of ...
... grace sustained my feeble spirit . Through all the lengthening way , I seemed to walk close by my Father's side , and leaning on my Father's arm ; who ever and anon re- newed his gracious promises , and cheered my soul with tokens of ...
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... grace and mercy . He will watch over it for good , from age to age ; he will uphold it with the right hand of his power ; he will gradually purge away all its dross , and finally present it to himself a glo- rious Church , not having ...
... grace and mercy . He will watch over it for good , from age to age ; he will uphold it with the right hand of his power ; he will gradually purge away all its dross , and finally present it to himself a glo- rious Church , not having ...
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... his power and magnifying his grace beyond all the rules and limitations , which human sagacity is apt to prescribe . Fourthly , A still further instance of the manifold wisdom of God in his dealings with the Church SERMON I. 9.
... his power and magnifying his grace beyond all the rules and limitations , which human sagacity is apt to prescribe . Fourthly , A still further instance of the manifold wisdom of God in his dealings with the Church SERMON I. 9.
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... grace , in prosecution of that design he assumed the human form : and from that time to the present day , he has seen good to carry on the same gracious design through the in- strumentality of man . The Jews , saith the apostle ...
... grace , in prosecution of that design he assumed the human form : and from that time to the present day , he has seen good to carry on the same gracious design through the in- strumentality of man . The Jews , saith the apostle ...
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... grace , it is still carried above its ordinary infirmities , and qualified for many wonderful undertakings in the Church . Before the good pleasure of God , in this respect , was made known , it might have been apprehended , that some ...
... grace , it is still carried above its ordinary infirmities , and qualified for many wonderful undertakings in the Church . Before the good pleasure of God , in this respect , was made known , it might have been apprehended , that some ...
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Page 271 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit : or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there : if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Page 70 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 38 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly, that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 172 - I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest : for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.
Page 185 - FATHER, I will that they whom thou hast given me be with me where I am : that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Page 243 - The Lord killeth, and maketh alive : He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
Page 65 - Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Page 48 - I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Page 227 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Page 192 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder : and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps...