The Christian Preacher, Or, Discourses on PreachingHolden and Dowson, 1800 - 496 pages |
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... called an use of confutation ; for the refuting of such erroneous pofitions as fubvert the truth . Where it will be needless to raise up any such obsolete errors as now lie dead , and do not trouble the church ; but fuch only ought to ...
... called an use of confutation ; for the refuting of such erroneous pofitions as fubvert the truth . Where it will be needless to raise up any such obsolete errors as now lie dead , and do not trouble the church ; but fuch only ought to ...
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... called exhortation . * The chief end of an orator is to perfuade ; and therefore that preacher , who in his discourses only flourishes in general notions , and does not drive at fome particular argument , endeavouring to press upon his ...
... called exhortation . * The chief end of an orator is to perfuade ; and therefore that preacher , who in his discourses only flourishes in general notions , and does not drive at fome particular argument , endeavouring to press upon his ...
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... called you friends ; do all in my name , and to my honour ; fo I will be with you always ; and if you thus watch for fouls , you fhall give up your account with joy , at my appear- ing.- -This is the preaching which , though it feem ...
... called you friends ; do all in my name , and to my honour ; fo I will be with you always ; and if you thus watch for fouls , you fhall give up your account with joy , at my appear- ing.- -This is the preaching which , though it feem ...
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and wicked fervant fhould make his impotence his excufe ; we are called upon to " turn and make us new hearts , " exhorted to " afk and we shall re- ceive , " and are affured " God will give the Spirit to them that ask him . " * And how ...
and wicked fervant fhould make his impotence his excufe ; we are called upon to " turn and make us new hearts , " exhorted to " afk and we shall re- ceive , " and are affured " God will give the Spirit to them that ask him . " * And how ...
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... called finners to come to himself , as their proper Lord and Master , as their only Redeemer and Saviour ; " whereas we , " faith St. Paul , " preach not ourselves , but Chrift Jefus the Lord . " And therefore we endeavour to bring ...
... called finners to come to himself , as their proper Lord and Master , as their only Redeemer and Saviour ; " whereas we , " faith St. Paul , " preach not ourselves , but Chrift Jefus the Lord . " And therefore we endeavour to bring ...
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Page 289 - Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned...
Page 105 - In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Page 114 - So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Page 212 - 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 which 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 359 - They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. 21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
Page 79 - ... for ye are yet carnal : for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal...
Page 184 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Page 311 - And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
Page 103 - Lord having taken up his dwelling in it, ver. 16, 17.) we all with open face beholding as in a glafs the glory of the Lord, are changed into the fame image from glory to glory, even by the Spirit of the Lord.
Page 216 - Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.