A practical treatise upon Christian perfection. Repr. [of the 1726 ed.].1807 |
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... thou hast obtained this book ; when thou hast read it , meditate upon it , read it again - recommend it to thy friend , and bid him , when he has read it , impart it to his friend viii PREFACE .
... thou hast obtained this book ; when thou hast read it , meditate upon it , read it again - recommend it to thy friend , and bid him , when he has read it , impart it to his friend viii PREFACE .
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... thou hearest there are different de- grees of glory ; that they are proportioned to diffe- rent states of goodness in this life , thou wilt there- fore content thyself with a lower degree of good- ness , being content to be of the ...
... thou hearest there are different de- grees of glory ; that they are proportioned to diffe- rent states of goodness in this life , thou wilt there- fore content thyself with a lower degree of good- ness , being content to be of the ...
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... thou , Father , art in me , and I in thee ; that they also may be one in us . And the glory which thou gavest me , I have given them , that they may be one even as we are one . I in them , and thou in me , John xvii . 21 . that they may ...
... thou , Father , art in me , and I in thee ; that they also may be one in us . And the glory which thou gavest me , I have given them , that they may be one even as we are one . I in them , and thou in me , John xvii . 21 . that they may ...
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... thou art an eternal spirit , that thou art , for a few months and years , in a state of flesh and blood , only to try whether thou shalt be for ever happy with God , or fall into everlasting misery with UPON CHRISTIAN PERFECTION . 19.
... thou art an eternal spirit , that thou art , for a few months and years , in a state of flesh and blood , only to try whether thou shalt be for ever happy with God , or fall into everlasting misery with UPON CHRISTIAN PERFECTION . 19.
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... Thou wilt often hear of other concerns , and other greatness in this world ; thou wilt see every order of men , every family , every person pursuing some fan- cied happiness of his own , as if the world had not only happiness , but a ...
... Thou wilt often hear of other concerns , and other greatness in this world ; thou wilt see every order of men , every family , every person pursuing some fan- cied happiness of his own , as if the world had not only happiness , but a ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 79 - Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? Or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek.) For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Seite 16 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5.
Seite 107 - And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Seite 332 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead.
Seite 390 - And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire ; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Seite 346 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Seite 63 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom...
Seite 55 - Then Jesus beholding him, loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come, take up the cross and follow me.
Seite 155 - Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Seite 22 - And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour...