Beauties of Sacred Literature: A Compendium of Christian Doctrine, Faith, and PracticeProtestant Episcopal Society for the promotion of evangelical knowledge, 1864 - 676 pages |
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actions affections afflictions ALEXANDER KNOX atheism beauty blessed body called charity Christian church Church of England comfort conscience death delight desire devotion disposition Divine grace duty earth earthly endeavors enjoyment eternal evil faith fear feel give glory God's Gospel habit happiness hath heart heaven heavenly holy Holy Spirit honor hope human nature humble infinite influence JEREMY TAYLOR Jesus Christ JONATHAN EDWARDS kingdom of heaven knowledge labor light ligion live Lord Lord's Supper means meditation mercy mind misery moral ness never object ourselves outward passions Paul peace peace of God perfect persons piety pleasure possess pray prayer preaching present principle rational reason religion religious rience righteousness salvation Saviour Scripture sense sincere sins soul speak spirit sublime taste temper temptation thee things thou thought thyself tion true truly truth unto vice virtue wisdom wise words worldly
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Page 24 - Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Page 26 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Page 470 - It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit is like one that is wounded in hot blood, who, for the time, scarce feels the hurt; and therefore a mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good doth avert the dolors of death. But above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis?
Page 514 - For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink ; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Page 140 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
Page 250 - ... awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.
Page 291 - It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion : for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther ; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity.
Page 436 - We see in needleworks and embroideries it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. Judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly, virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed. For prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Page 14 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 3 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.