Letters on the GospelsHilliard, Metcalf, 1826 - 160 pages |
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... beautiful and affecting apostrophe , “ O Jerusalem , Jerusalem , thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent unto thee , how often would I have gathered thy children , as a hen gathereth her chickens un- der her wings ...
... beautiful and affecting apostrophe , “ O Jerusalem , Jerusalem , thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent unto thee , how often would I have gathered thy children , as a hen gathereth her chickens un- der her wings ...
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... beautiful species of Amaryllis , which bore from ten to twelve spikes of bloom on each stem , springing from the common receptacle . The general colour of the corolla was white , and every petal was marked with a single streak of bright ...
... beautiful species of Amaryllis , which bore from ten to twelve spikes of bloom on each stem , springing from the common receptacle . The general colour of the corolla was white , and every petal was marked with a single streak of bright ...
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... beautiful tendency to illustrate his argument , and place it in a more easy and familiar point of view . But these are not parables in the same sense with the larger and longer narratives of a figurative kind , to which that appellation ...
... beautiful tendency to illustrate his argument , and place it in a more easy and familiar point of view . But these are not parables in the same sense with the larger and longer narratives of a figurative kind , to which that appellation ...
Page 90
... beautiful parable of the good Sa- maritan strongly exhibits the prejudices of the Jewish nation , who , as we learn from our Lord himself , had established it as a maxim , that they were to love their neighbour , and hate their enemy ...
... beautiful parable of the good Sa- maritan strongly exhibits the prejudices of the Jewish nation , who , as we learn from our Lord himself , had established it as a maxim , that they were to love their neighbour , and hate their enemy ...
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... beautiful and instructive which came from the lips of him " who spoke as never man spake . " In order to understand its ex- cellence , it is necessary to keep in mind the occasion on which it was delivered , and the connexion in which ...
... beautiful and instructive which came from the lips of him " who spoke as never man spake . " In order to understand its ex- cellence , it is necessary to keep in mind the occasion on which it was delivered , and the connexion in which ...
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Abraham allude apostles appears authority blessing called centurion character Christ Christian command countrymen crimes custom dead DEAR NIECES death disciples discourse divine Instructer doctrines earth East emperor Evangelist exhibited feeding the multitude Galilee gentiles give Gospel Hannah Adams hearers heathen heavenly Father Hebrew nation Herod Herodias Holy honour humility hypocrites Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jewish nation Jews John the Baptist Josephus Judea king kingdom of heaven Lazarus LETTER Lord Lord's Luke manner Matt meek ment mercy Messiah miracles moral Mosaic Mosaic law Moses Mount Mount Gerizim opinions Palestine parable peace perform persons Pilate pray prayer priest prophecies prophet Publican punishment racter religion religious reproved rich righteousness Roman Sadducees salutation Samaritans Saviour says Scribes and Pharisees Scripture sect sent sepulchres servants sinners sion spirit suffer supposed taught teachers temper temple Testament tetrarch thee things thou tion unto virtue worship
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Page 61 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 105 - The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Page 119 - And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Page 66 - AND I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT MANY SHALL COME FROM THE (EAST) AND THE (WEST,) AND SHALL SIT DOWN WITH (A)BRAHAM, AND (I)SAAC, AND (J)ACOB, IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
Page 56 - Consider the lilies of the field how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin ; and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 107 - But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise : and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Page 106 - Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 91 - A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way : and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
Page 57 - And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ' Or how wilt thou (Say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye : and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Page 48 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.