...where, the Lord working with them :" so that when we read the Acts of the Apostles, we must say ; " Not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts." And though, soon *' after the first days of Christianity, there was a dreadful apostasy,...

...where, the Lord working with them :" so that when we read the Acts of the Apostles, we must say ; " Not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts." And though, soon after the first days of Christianity, there was a dreadful apostasy, yet...

...should convert all who heard him : but they must learn — and cannot learn too soon, that it is not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord. He builds this temple three ways. First, He purchases all the materials. These consist of believers....

...turned to the subject of the Holy Spirit's operation, and am more and more convinced that it is ' not by might nor by power,' but by the ' Spirit of the Lord of Hosts.' One is apt at first to have much of Melancthon's feeling, and to betray, alas ! much selfconfidence...

...man's hopes — took away no widow's or orphan's bread. O it was a glorious conquest ; achieved ' not by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord !' It was marvellous to see a new kingdom,' totally unlike every other, rising and shining like the...

...humble and comparatively weak instrument may from hence take encouragement; knowing that it is not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord, that Satan is dislodged from his stronghold, and the sinner saved. Instances not unfrequently occur...

...enabled to " see eye to eye." Aware of his own deficiencies, but animated by the persuasion, that " Not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of Hosts," the cause of truth and the best interests of mankind are advanced, he commends this humble...

...accomplished, by the wonderful progress of the gospel, and speedy downfal of idolatry in the world, ' not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord.' The acknowledgment of Porphyry, that bitter enemy of Christianity, as it is reported to us by Eusebius,...

...pilgrims, never be ashamed to own their dependence on the Holy Spirit, or to confess that it is not by might nor by power, but by the spirit of the Lord that his kingdom is to be built up in this fallen world. Finally, ever bear it in mind, that you have...

...threatens to overwhelm us : but let us not forget that this spiritual work is not to be accomplished by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of Hosts, and that this Spirit is not to be had except through the divinely appointed channels. The...