The Christian Hearer: Designed to Shew the Importance of Hearing the Word, and to Assist Christians in Hearing with ProfitL.B. Seeley and Son, 1826 - 320 pages |
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... preacher , infinitely more affect the heart , than a sermon which is merely read in private , can possibly do . How will God from your own conduct condemn you ? Worldly men do not pre- fer reading a play to hearing it . Be assured that ...
... preacher , infinitely more affect the heart , than a sermon which is merely read in private , can possibly do . How will God from your own conduct condemn you ? Worldly men do not pre- fer reading a play to hearing it . Be assured that ...
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... preaching and faithful hearing , which will ever be found to be the most lively , powerful , and effective means of imparting and maintaining genuine Christianity , with all its blessings . We say scriptural preaching , because human ...
... preaching and faithful hearing , which will ever be found to be the most lively , powerful , and effective means of imparting and maintaining genuine Christianity , with all its blessings . We say scriptural preaching , because human ...
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... preaching of the word has A REMEDIAL A POWER OVER ALL THOSE EVILS INTO WHICH NATION MAY HAVE SUNK . * I'S A NATION SUNK 66 Bishop Middleton , in a Sermon preached at Calcutta , în 1820 , powerfully urges this principle . He says , What ...
... preaching of the word has A REMEDIAL A POWER OVER ALL THOSE EVILS INTO WHICH NATION MAY HAVE SUNK . * I'S A NATION SUNK 66 Bishop Middleton , in a Sermon preached at Calcutta , în 1820 , powerfully urges this principle . He says , What ...
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... preaching of the Gospel which is mighty to do all that whereunto he appoints it , shall make his ( Antichrist's ) ... preaching of his word . " Once more : Do EVILS COMMON TO OUR FALLEN NATURE PREVAIL IN EVERY NATION ? the preaching of the ...
... preaching of the Gospel which is mighty to do all that whereunto he appoints it , shall make his ( Antichrist's ) ... preaching of his word . " Once more : Do EVILS COMMON TO OUR FALLEN NATURE PREVAIL IN EVERY NATION ? the preaching of the ...
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... preaching was almost wholly laid aside by the clergy . Ancient councils urged this from time to time with little success . Preaching the doctrines of the gospel , and reading the Scriptures at large in the vernacular language , made no ...
... preaching was almost wholly laid aside by the clergy . Ancient councils urged this from time to time with little success . Preaching the doctrines of the gospel , and reading the Scriptures at large in the vernacular language , made no ...
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Acts advantage Apostle appear appointed attend authority become believe blessed bring called character Christ Christian church comfort consider converted danger desire directions divine doctrine duty earth effect enter eternal evil faith Father feel follow fruit fully gift give given glory God's Gospel grace happiness hath hear hear the word heard hearers heart heavenly Holy Ghost Holy Spirit hope human important increase influence instruction interest Jesus John knowledge light live look Lord means mind ministers ministry nature neglect never obedience object Paul persons pleasure practical prayer preacher preaching present promise reader reason receive regard religion ruin salvation Saviour says Scriptures seek sermon shews sins soul speak sure teaching things thou thought tion true truth unto whole wisdom wise worldly
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Page 169 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Page 97 - In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation : in whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise...
Page 41 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 123 - For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Page 97 - And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
Page 16 - Then said he unto them. Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Page 107 - Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Page 159 - Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night : ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Page 123 - But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Page 81 - He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart : that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them; These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
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| Pealkiri | The Christian Hearer: Designed to Shew the Importance of Hearing the Word, and to Assist Christians in Hearing with Profit |
| Autor | Edward Bickersteth |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | L.B. Seeley and Son, 1826 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 mär. 2006 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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