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... holy converfation and godlinefs ? looking and haftening unto the coming of God . SERMON XXXI . p . 17 . St. Peter's Character . ACTS III . 12 . And when Peter faw it , he answered unto the people , Ye men of Ifrael , why marvel ye at ...
... holy converfation and godlinefs ? looking and haftening unto the coming of God . SERMON XXXI . p . 17 . St. Peter's Character . ACTS III . 12 . And when Peter faw it , he answered unto the people , Ye men of Ifrael , why marvel ye at ...
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... holy converfation and godlinefs ? looking and hafening unto the coming of GOD . TH HE fubject upon which St. Peter is difcourfing in this chapter , is the certainty of Chrift's coming to judge the world ; and the words of the text are ...
... holy converfation and godlinefs ? looking and hafening unto the coming of GOD . TH HE fubject upon which St. Peter is difcourfing in this chapter , is the certainty of Chrift's coming to judge the world ; and the words of the text are ...
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... holy converfa- tion and godlinefs ? -The inference is unavoidable , —at least in theory , how- ever it fails in practice ; -how widely these two differ , I intend to make the fubject of this difcourfe ; and though it is a melancholy ...
... holy converfa- tion and godlinefs ? -The inference is unavoidable , —at least in theory , how- ever it fails in practice ; -how widely these two differ , I intend to make the fubject of this difcourfe ; and though it is a melancholy ...
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... holy converfation and godlinefs , looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of GOD . Whoever takes a view of the world , will , I fear , be able to difcern but very faint marks of this character , either up- on the looks or ...
... holy converfation and godlinefs , looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of GOD . Whoever takes a view of the world , will , I fear , be able to difcern but very faint marks of this character , either up- on the looks or ...
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... holy converfation and godliness ; looking for , and haftening unto , the coming of the day of GOD.- The apostle , in the concluding verfe of this argument , exho : ts , that they who look for fuch things be diligent , that they be found ...
... holy converfation and godliness ; looking for , and haftening unto , the coming of the day of GOD.- The apostle , in the concluding verfe of this argument , exho : ts , that they who look for fuch things be diligent , that they be found ...
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Page 87 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 236 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house ; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 229 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 189 - Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : help us, O LORD our God ; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God ; let not 'man prevail against thee.
Page 95 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
Page 20 - Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk ? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus...
Page 55 - Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Page 84 - For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and then all his thoughts perish.
Page 41 - O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God : for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Page 200 - But our religion enjoins us to approach as near this fair pattern as we can; and, if it be possible, as much as lieth in us, to live peaceably with all men; — where the term, if possible, I own, implies it may not only be difficult, but sometimes impossible.