The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life, Volume 8 |
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And this we may have better in some , that have Christ for their Lord as well as we , than in Christ himself . ... But this was excepted , and therefore there were many things required of us , of which Christ could not give us an ...
And this we may have better in some , that have Christ for their Lord as well as we , than in Christ himself . ... But this was excepted , and therefore there were many things required of us , of which Christ could not give us an ...
Page 137
“ For what thanks can we render to God again for you , for all the joy wherewith we joy fur your sakes before our God ... “ Not that I speak in respect of want , for I have learned in whatsoever state I am , therewith to be content .
“ For what thanks can we render to God again for you , for all the joy wherewith we joy fur your sakes before our God ... “ Not that I speak in respect of want , for I have learned in whatsoever state I am , therewith to be content .
Page 145
When he therepermere was come up again , and had broken bread , and eaten , and ched , élked a long while , even till break of day ... because we would not be chargeable Maranto any of you , we preached unto you the gospel of God .
When he therepermere was come up again , and had broken bread , and eaten , and ched , élked a long while , even till break of day ... because we would not be chargeable Maranto any of you , we preached unto you the gospel of God .
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What shall I be the richer for having saved a number of miserable haters of God and me , who deserve to have ... Then said Jesus unto him , Put up again thy sword into its place : for all they that take the sword shall perish with the ...
What shall I be the richer for having saved a number of miserable haters of God and me , who deserve to have ... Then said Jesus unto him , Put up again thy sword into its place : for all they that take the sword shall perish with the ...
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And the main trial that Christ had , whether he would obey this command , was in the time of his agony ; for that was ... 53 , “ When I was daily with you in the temple , ye stretched forth no hands against me ; but this is your hour ...
And the main trial that Christ had , whether he would obey this command , was in the time of his agony ; for that was ... 53 , “ When I was daily with you in the temple , ye stretched forth no hands against me ; but this is your hour ...
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Page 13 - Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Page 241 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Page 364 - Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Page 185 - And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying; Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Page 514 - Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
Page 22 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds; to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life ; but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 376 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Page 332 - Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Page 459 - Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church...
Page 202 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was buried : And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.