Christian charity explained; or, The influence of religion upon temper stated; in an exposition of the thirteenth chapter of the first Epistle to the CorinthiansWestley and Davis, 1828 - 360 sider |
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Side xii
... soul under the dominion of holiness , by subjecting it to the influence of truth . The highest excellence is of a moral , not of an intellectual , kind ; and the chief value of the latter , is its assistance in producing the former ...
... soul under the dominion of holiness , by subjecting it to the influence of truth . The highest excellence is of a moral , not of an intellectual , kind ; and the chief value of the latter , is its assistance in producing the former ...
Side xx
... soul has no time to calm her perturba- tions , before they are again produced ; no opportunity to put out the sparks of envy and ill - will , before they are again kindled ; no season to rally and strengthen its principles , before they ...
... soul has no time to calm her perturba- tions , before they are again produced ; no opportunity to put out the sparks of envy and ill - will , before they are again kindled ; no season to rally and strengthen its principles , before they ...
Side 10
... retired for ever ; - but CHARITY is its very soul , which , when disencum- bered of all that is earthly , shall ascend to its native seat the paradise and the presence of the eternal God . CHAPTER II . THE NATURE OF CHARITY . In the 10.
... retired for ever ; - but CHARITY is its very soul , which , when disencum- bered of all that is earthly , shall ascend to its native seat the paradise and the presence of the eternal God . CHAPTER II . THE NATURE OF CHARITY . In the 10.
Side 18
... is the Divine nature , the image of God , which is communicated to the soul of man by the renewing influence of the Holy Ghost . 2. This love is the effect of faith : hence it is said It is the belief of the by the Apostle , 18.
... is the Divine nature , the image of God , which is communicated to the soul of man by the renewing influence of the Holy Ghost . 2. This love is the effect of faith : hence it is said It is the belief of the by the Apostle , 18.
Side 20
... soul are short and cold ; but still , amidst their mild and even lovely winter , charity , like the rose of Pæstum , blooms in fragrance and in beauty . This is their motto- " God has commanded me to love my neighbour as myself ; and in ...
... soul are short and cold ; but still , amidst their mild and even lovely winter , charity , like the rose of Pæstum , blooms in fragrance and in beauty . This is their motto- " God has commanded me to love my neighbour as myself ; and in ...
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Side 33 - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
Side 279 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Side 279 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Side 242 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe...
Side 164 - The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Side 35 - Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Side 64 - Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Side 48 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the Prophets.
Side 3 - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us: whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation. He that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; ,he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Side xxiv - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.