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Acts admirable Antinomian Apostle application Bishop Bishop Burnet Bishop Wilson blessing character Christ Christian Ministry Church Comp connexion conscience consideration conviction Cotton Mather course cure of souls desire difficulties diligence Divine Divine grace docet doctrine duty earnest encouragement endeavour Epistles Evangelical excitement exercise exhibition exhortation faith fear flock fruit furnish gifts give glory Gospel grace habit hath hearers heart heavenly holy honour humility illustration important infant baptism influence instruction interest Jesus John John iii knowledge labour learned Lord Luke man-the mark Massillon Matt matter means ment mind Minister natural obligations observes ordinance ourselves Pastor practical prayer preacher preaching principles profession promise Psalm pulpit Quesnel religion remarks sacred Saviour Scripture self-denial sermons sincerity solemn souls speak spirit success tender things thou tion truth unto wisdom word worldly Writer
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Page 89 - renouncing the hidden things of dishonesty; not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully ; but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God" 3 — we must not wonder to hear it repeated—" I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
Page 293 - yet jealous, that nothing be omitted from fear of offence, or from disgust to particular doctrines, either in our own, or in our hearers' minds—"not handling the word of God deceitfully ; but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Page 112 - devotedness—" Give thyself wholly to these things, that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine; continue in them; for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." The effect of the Apostles' resolution to " give themselves unto prayer and to the Ministry of the
Page 219 - limited,* afterwards with an universal 5 commission. In conformity to this commission and to their Master's example—" daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ; " 6 and in enlarging the field of their labours among the Gentiles, they contemplated nothing short of the accomplishment of their Master's design, in the preaching
Page 87 - The other Apostles preached, both in collective and in individual instances, with the same " demonstration of the Spirit and power." At Antioch, " the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord.
Page 309 - The Christian Minister may therefore expect his full portion of painful and perplexing exercises. For not only does he require them to promote his humiliation of soul (a most needful and encouraging preparation for Ministerial success) ; but also to " give him the tongue of the learned, that he may know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary.
Page 101 - distinct in their character and source — are indispensable for the exercise of the Divine commission. Both of them therefore unite in His government, who " is not the Author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints ;
Page 96 - by his direct and instrumental operation, 1 is counteracting the progress of our Ministry, we may be said indeed to " wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Page 192 - was found in the public appeal, which he was enabled to make—" Ye are witnesses, and God also ; how holily, and justly, and unblameably, we behaved ourselves among you that believe."* 'Happy those labourers in the Church, the secret savour of whose life and conversation attracts people after Christ!
Page vii - what the glorious Lord will do for thee at the end of thy days; in those endless joys, wherein thou shalt shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever.