Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist: By George Horne, ...printed at the Clarendon-Press, for S. Parker; sold by J. and F. Rivington, and T. Cadell (successor to Mr Millar), London, 1769 - 143 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 8
Page 2
... darkness with which we are furrounded ; but fome , by their fuperior fplendor , immediately attract and dazzle the eye of the beholder . Confpicuous , above others , is the character of St. John the Baptift , that bright precurfor of ...
... darkness with which we are furrounded ; but fome , by their fuperior fplendor , immediately attract and dazzle the eye of the beholder . Confpicuous , above others , is the character of St. John the Baptift , that bright precurfor of ...
Page 5
... darkness which then covered the earth , but rather concluded from thence , that the dawn of day could not be far off ; as the mercies of heaven generally come when man most wants , and , humanly speaking , has leaft ground to hope for ...
... darkness which then covered the earth , but rather concluded from thence , that the dawn of day could not be far off ; as the mercies of heaven generally come when man most wants , and , humanly speaking , has leaft ground to hope for ...
Page 36
... darkness , and in the fhadow " of death , to guide our feet " into the way of peace . " St. John was the morning - ftar , that preceded the fun of righteousness at his rifing ; an event , the glory of which is due to the tender mercy of ...
... darkness , and in the fhadow " of death , to guide our feet " into the way of peace . " St. John was the morning - ftar , that preceded the fun of righteousness at his rifing ; an event , the glory of which is due to the tender mercy of ...
Page 37
... darkness of the intellectual world ; the awakening of men from fin , which is the fleep of the foul ; and the conver- fion and direction of their hearts and inclinations into " the way of peace , " that is , of reconciliation to God by ...
... darkness of the intellectual world ; the awakening of men from fin , which is the fleep of the foul ; and the conver- fion and direction of their hearts and inclinations into " the way of peace , " that is , of reconciliation to God by ...
Page 45
... darkness and depravity , for the remainder of his days , determining with himself that there is no fuch thing as truth , without ever being at the trouble of making the enquiry . SECT.III . enquiry . Happy , therefore , is he of St ...
... darkness and depravity , for the remainder of his days , determining with himself that there is no fuch thing as truth , without ever being at the trouble of making the enquiry . SECT.III . enquiry . Happy , therefore , is he of St ...
Other editions - View all
Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist ... George Horne (Bishop of Norwich.) No preview available - 1806 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham accompliſhment anſwer Baptift baptized becauſe Behold beſt bleffed cauſe children of men Chrift Chriftian church Confiderations counfels darkneſs defarts defcend defires difciples difcourfes difpofitions divine earth Elias Elijah exerciſe faid faith falvation fame fathers faying fend fent fervant ferve feve fhall fhew fince fins firft firſt fleſh folitude fome foul fpirit fubject fuch glory Goſpel grace hath heart heaven heavenly Herod Herodias himſelf holy Ifaiah Ifrael itſelf Jefus Jerufalem Jews John John's Judea king kingdom knowlege Lamb of God Lord Luke Mafter MAGDALEN COLLEGE Matt Meffiah mercy Mofes moſt muft muſt neceffary obfervations occafion ourſelves paffion pafs perfon pleaſure praiſe preach preſent prieſts promiſed prophet purpoſe queſtion radife raiſe repentance righteouſneſs Saviour SECT SECT.III SECT.V ſhall ſhe ſhould ſpeak Spirit teftimony thee themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion truth underſtanding unto uſe vifit whofe whoſe wilderneſs wiſdom Zacharias
Popular passages
Page 55 - For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble ; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Page vii - And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Page 115 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 23. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Page 83 - What shall we do then ? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 103 - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
Page 73 - Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Page 131 - And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Page 8 - Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be.
Page 54 - And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Page 101 - And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.