Sermons Preached to a Country Congregation: To which is Added, A Few Hints for Sermons ...J.B. Rutter, 1805 |
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... difcourfe , I fhall first touch upon a few of thofe caufes which have cor- rupted the fimplicity that is in Chrift ; and fhall , fecondly , inquire , what part the ministers of the gospel should take in this matter . It is a subject ...
... difcourfe , I fhall first touch upon a few of thofe caufes which have cor- rupted the fimplicity that is in Chrift ; and fhall , fecondly , inquire , what part the ministers of the gospel should take in this matter . It is a subject ...
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... difcourfe of lefs weight . Though the common people are no good reafoners , there is however one mode of reasoning , at which they are very ready - that of inferring doctrine from manners and they will not only make the latter a teft of ...
... difcourfe of lefs weight . Though the common people are no good reafoners , there is however one mode of reasoning , at which they are very ready - that of inferring doctrine from manners and they will not only make the latter a teft of ...
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... difcourfe ; and fhall , first , point it out to you as a perfect pattern ; and , fecondly , fhew you how far we may follow it . The example of any human being might often mislead us . Where shall we find , among the children of men ...
... difcourfe ; and fhall , first , point it out to you as a perfect pattern ; and , fecondly , fhew you how far we may follow it . The example of any human being might often mislead us . Where shall we find , among the children of men ...
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... difcourfe is not concerned , ) and carries it immediately to the heart , where it rules and en- livens all , our affections . In the first place , he tells us , the charitable man fuffereth long , and is kind . He not only beareth the ...
... difcourfe is not concerned , ) and carries it immediately to the heart , where it rules and en- livens all , our affections . In the first place , he tells us , the charitable man fuffereth long , and is kind . He not only beareth the ...
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... difcourfe , to make a few obfervations : first , on our aptnefs to deceive ourselves ; fecondly , on the danger that attends such self - deceit ; and , thirdly , on the proper means to prevent it . 13 OUR OUR aptnefs to deceive ...
... difcourfe , to make a few obfervations : first , on our aptnefs to deceive ourselves ; fecondly , on the danger that attends such self - deceit ; and , thirdly , on the proper means to prevent it . 13 OUR OUR aptnefs to deceive ...
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Page 147 - And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? they say unto him, because no man hath hired us.
Page 157 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 26 - But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so. your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Page 405 - For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Page 326 - Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God, And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Page 99 - LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues ; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST'S sake. Amen.
Page 140 - And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land : and he began to be in want.
Page 251 - I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 56 - Jhall confefs me before men, him will I confefs alfo before my Father which is in heaven : but.
Page 252 - The foxes had holes, and the birds of the air had nests ; but the Son of man had not where to lay his head, Luke ix.