Discourses Preached at the Temple Church, and on Several Occasions: To which are Added Discourses on the Use and Intent of Prophecy. Together with Dissertations; A Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of London; A Letter on the Earthquakes in MDCCL and The Trial of the Witnesses of the Ressurection of Jesus, Volume 4Clarendon Press, 1812 - Sermons, English |
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... gives us this text of St. Peter , to fhew , by the au- thority of our own Scriptures , that prophecy , as bad an argument as it is , is nevertheless the very best that our cause affords . But his views be to himfelf ; what truth there ...
... gives us this text of St. Peter , to fhew , by the au- thority of our own Scriptures , that prophecy , as bad an argument as it is , is nevertheless the very best that our cause affords . But his views be to himfelf ; what truth there ...
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... give greater proof of his divine miffion , than the power of working miracles ? And if this be the laft , and the greateft proof he can give of his being fent by God , can the evidence of prophecy ever rife higher than the evidence of ...
... give greater proof of his divine miffion , than the power of working miracles ? And if this be the laft , and the greateft proof he can give of his being fent by God , can the evidence of prophecy ever rife higher than the evidence of ...
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... give fuch different accounts of our Gospel- ftate ? Afk St. Paul , what ftate Chriftians are in ; he will tell you , That the light of the glorious Gospel of Chrift , who is the image of God , has fhone unto them , 2 Cor . iv . 4. Afk ...
... give fuch different accounts of our Gospel- ftate ? Afk St. Paul , what ftate Chriftians are in ; he will tell you , That the light of the glorious Gospel of Chrift , who is the image of God , has fhone unto them , 2 Cor . iv . 4. Afk ...
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... give light to them that fit in darkness , and in the Shadow of death . Afk any , or all of the Apoftles ; they will tell you their commiffion is , To open the eyes of the people , and to turn them from darkness to light ; Acts xxvi . 16 ...
... give light to them that fit in darkness , and in the Shadow of death . Afk any , or all of the Apoftles ; they will tell you their commiffion is , To open the eyes of the people , and to turn them from darkness to light ; Acts xxvi . 16 ...
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... gives them affurance of a certain deliverance near at hand . He tells them , they were kept by the power of God through faith unto falvation , ready to be revealed , i . 5 ; that their trial would yield honour and glory at the appearing ...
... gives them affurance of a certain deliverance near at hand . He tells them , they were kept by the power of God through faith unto falvation , ready to be revealed , i . 5 ; that their trial would yield honour and glory at the appearing ...
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Abraham againſt ancient anſwer Apoſtles becauſe biſhop bleffing book of Job cafe caſe cauſe chariots Chrift church circumftances confequence confider covenant curfe defign deſcribed difpenfation duft earth Egypt Epiftle eſtabliſhed evidence expreffed expreffion faid fame fays fceptre fecond feed feems fenfe ferpent fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fons foretold ftands ftate fubject fuch fufferings fufficient fuppofe furely God's Goſpel hiftory himſelf hopes horfes horſes houſe Ifaac Ifrael inftances itſelf Jacob Jefus Jews Judah Jude judge king laft land of Canaan Lord Mofes muft muſt nations neceffary Noah obfervation occafion paffage pariſh perfon phecy prefent preſent princes promiſe prophecy prophets puniſhment purpoſe queſtion raiſed reaſon refidence refurrection religion reſpect ſay ſee ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſpeaks ſtate ſuch ſuppoſe temporal thee thefe themſelves theſe things thoſe thou tion tribe of Judah tribes underſtand underſtood unto uſe word of prophecy
Popular passages
Page 55 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 167 - Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Page 178 - Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Page 280 - WHEN thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Page 274 - ... subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword; out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Page 197 - The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Page 148 - Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Page 156 - Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.