The great duty of self-resignation to the divine will, revised by the author's son, J. Worthington, with the author's character by archbishop Tillotson1826 |
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... patience , and quiet submission to the divine disposals , or the providential will of God . Yet I shall not speak to these two distinctly ; but join them both together in this aphorism , wherein is comprised the grand fundamental mys ...
... patience , and quiet submission to the divine disposals , or the providential will of God . Yet I shall not speak to these two distinctly ; but join them both together in this aphorism , wherein is comprised the grand fundamental mys ...
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... patience ; " and that also with joyful- ness . 1 991 It is sweet and pleasant to a Christian , to find himself willing to be without that which he desired , and to suffer that which he was most averse to , and goes most against the hair ...
... patience ; " and that also with joyful- ness . 1 991 It is sweet and pleasant to a Christian , to find himself willing to be without that which he desired , and to suffer that which he was most averse to , and goes most against the hair ...
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... patience to the soul ! it is far sweeter than the obtaining and enjoying of that we desire . But as for the unresigned ; his impatience and self - willedness makes his cup more bitter , and his cross , whatever it is , far heavier than ...
... patience to the soul ! it is far sweeter than the obtaining and enjoying of that we desire . But as for the unresigned ; his impatience and self - willedness makes his cup more bitter , and his cross , whatever it is , far heavier than ...
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... patience the race that is set before them , " shall lie on the ground complaining , discouraged , and disheart- ened . I may add also ; that according to the power or vigour of our godliness , our strength and growth in grace , we shall ...
... patience the race that is set before them , " shall lie on the ground complaining , discouraged , and disheart- ened . I may add also ; that according to the power or vigour of our godliness , our strength and growth in grace , we shall ...
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... patience , purity , benignity , and self - re- signation . None shall be benefited by his death , that are unwilling to live his life . So far was it from being the intention of our Saviour's death , to make void or lessen the neces ...
... patience , purity , benignity , and self - re- signation . None shall be benefited by his death , that are unwilling to live his life . So far was it from being the intention of our Saviour's death , to make void or lessen the neces ...
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Abraham Absalom affections afflictions Ahithophel Anakims apostle better blessed body Canaan CHAP CHARLES WEBB Christian commands creature cross crucified David death divine doth duty of self-resignation East India College engageth eternal evil excellent expression faith Father flesh give glorious glory God's gospel grace greatest grievous hast hath heart heaven holy Holy Spirit honour humble Ibid infinitely Isaac Israel John John iii John iv kingdom kingdom of glory labours live living sacrifice Lord Luke lusts Matt meek mercies mind ness obedience observe Oriel College outward pain patience Pharisees pleasure power of godliness pray prayer Prov Psal religion resignation reward righteousness sacrifice Saviour Scripture Sedgley self-resigning soul self-will sins sorrows speaks spirit subduing submission sufferings temper thee thine things thou shalt thyself tion Trinity College unto viii vows whatsoever words xxiii xxvi
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Page 143 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Page 163 - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Page 123 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
Page 163 - For the love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead ; and that He died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him who died for them, and rose again.
Page 182 - And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Page 121 - My father: and he said, here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Page 143 - But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Page 166 - Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection...
Page 126 - My foot hath held his steps, His way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Page 114 - Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.