The Life of the Rev. John Wesley, A. M., with Memoirs of the Wesley Family: To which are Subjoined, Dr. Whitehead's Funeral Sermon: and a Comprehensive History of American Methodism |
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... desire to know the progress and the extent of e diffusion of the “ glorious Gospel of the bles- d God , " by the Methodist Church in the United ates . It comprises several new documents with spect to the first introduction of Mr ...
... desire to know the progress and the extent of e diffusion of the “ glorious Gospel of the bles- d God , " by the Methodist Church in the United ates . It comprises several new documents with spect to the first introduction of Mr ...
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... desire for the ministerial work ; and not long after the death of his father , which event occurred when he was fot years of age only , he began the prac- tice of reading twenty chapters in the holy scriptures dai- ly , which he ...
... desire for the ministerial work ; and not long after the death of his father , which event occurred when he was fot years of age only , he began the prac- tice of reading twenty chapters in the holy scriptures dai- ly , which he ...
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... desire of seeing my father alive , you are at last assured you must see his face no more till he is raised in incorruption . You have reason to envy us who could attend him in the last stage of his illness . The few words he could utter ...
... desire of seeing my father alive , you are at last assured you must see his face no more till he is raised in incorruption . You have reason to envy us who could attend him in the last stage of his illness . The few words he could utter ...
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... desire the salvation of souls , I might do somewhat more than I do . I thought I might live in a more exemplary manner in some things ; I might pray more for the people , and speak with more warmth to those with whom I have an ...
... desire the salvation of souls , I might do somewhat more than I do . I thought I might live in a more exemplary manner in some things ; I might pray more for the people , and speak with more warmth to those with whom I have an ...
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... desire me to do it , for that will not satisfy my conscience : but send me your posi- tive command , in such full and express terms , as may absolve me from all guilt and punishment for neglect- ing this opportunity of doing good , when ...
... desire me to do it , for that will not satisfy my conscience : but send me your posi- tive command , in such full and express terms , as may absolve me from all guilt and punishment for neglect- ing this opportunity of doing good , when ...
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Page 132 - But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Page 23 - And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened ; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Page 260 - I'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 296 - I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 201 - Such a society is no other than "a company of men having the form and seeking the power of Godliness, united in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch over one another in love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation.
Page 336 - Lord King's Account of the Primitive Church convinced me, many years ago, that bishops and presbyters are the same order, and consequently have the same right to ordain.
Page 231 - ... the oath which he sware to our father Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
Page 230 - I for these alone, but for them also who shall believe on me through their word : that they all may be one , as thou, Father, art in me , • and I in thee ; that they also may be one in us ; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one.
Page 120 - Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises : that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Page 53 - And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.