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... able to keep those , who feel their inabi- lity to keep themselves . If we wait , expecting some period when we shall at once step into perfection , we shall probably never begin at all : and that is the worst thing that can happen to ...
... able to keep those , who feel their inabi- lity to keep themselves . If we wait , expecting some period when we shall at once step into perfection , we shall probably never begin at all : and that is the worst thing that can happen to ...
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... able to give a good deal of attention to what I have already offered . Yet it is not my expectation , or my wish , that you should hurry through any of these letters ; but that you should meditate frequently on their contents , and ...
... able to give a good deal of attention to what I have already offered . Yet it is not my expectation , or my wish , that you should hurry through any of these letters ; but that you should meditate frequently on their contents , and ...
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... able ; but will , with the temptation , also make a way to escape , that ye may be able to bear it . " And again , think on what St. James says : " Resist the devil , and he will flee from you . " Be ready , holding in your hand the ...
... able ; but will , with the temptation , also make a way to escape , that ye may be able to bear it . " And again , think on what St. James says : " Resist the devil , and he will flee from you . " Be ready , holding in your hand the ...
Página 32
... able to make me wise unto salvation , through faith in thee ! " When you read , endeavour first to make out the meaning by careful reflection : this will pre- pare you for what you may afterwards read in the Commentary ; and will fix ...
... able to make me wise unto salvation , through faith in thee ! " When you read , endeavour first to make out the meaning by careful reflection : this will pre- pare you for what you may afterwards read in the Commentary ; and will fix ...
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... able to come to the knowledge of the truth . " 2. Connected with the important and most necessary duty of studying the Holy Scriptures , is another very essential religious exercise ; namely , Self - examination . This serves as an ...
... able to come to the knowledge of the truth . " 2. Connected with the important and most necessary duty of studying the Holy Scriptures , is another very essential religious exercise ; namely , Self - examination . This serves as an ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 69 - GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright...
Página 27 - Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Página 26 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Página 69 - 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.
Página 39 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Página 70 - Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Página 70 - ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; Keep us hoth outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord.