A Sermon, Delivered in Boston, Sept. 16, 1813: Before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, at Their Fourth Annual Meeting |
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... successful , and the most mischiev- ous , impostor , who has ever attempted to pervert the faith of mankind . Whenever men are turned unto fables , they turn away their ears from the truth . Even the sound doctrines , which their leader ...
... successful , and the most mischiev- ous , impostor , who has ever attempted to pervert the faith of mankind . Whenever men are turned unto fables , they turn away their ears from the truth . Even the sound doctrines , which their leader ...
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... successful ac- complishment of an enterprise so vast , a consumma- tion so divine ? I Christians do not unite their hearts , and their hanus , they will effectuate nothing . Solitary efforts will , here , be fruitless . Divided efforts ...
... successful ac- complishment of an enterprise so vast , a consumma- tion so divine ? I Christians do not unite their hearts , and their hanus , they will effectuate nothing . Solitary efforts will , here , be fruitless . Divided efforts ...
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... successful , must be our progress , in order to find its consummation at the date assigned ? Think of the changes , which have been mentioned in this discourse : how numer- ous ; how vast ; how wonderful ; how evidently indis- pensable ...
... successful , must be our progress , in order to find its consummation at the date assigned ? Think of the changes , which have been mentioned in this discourse : how numer- ous ; how vast ; how wonderful ; how evidently indis- pensable ...
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... success : if lost , every thing is lost with it . Sow in season ; and you will reap a rich harvest . Sow out of season ; and you will reap nothing . For the great purpose before us the present time is that crisis . Look at these men ...
... success : if lost , every thing is lost with it . Sow in season ; and you will reap a rich harvest . Sow out of season ; and you will reap nothing . For the great purpose before us the present time is that crisis . Look at these men ...
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... successes unrivalled ; though multi- tudes in various portions of the heathen world were brought to the knowledge of the truth through his instrumentality ; still his humility did not forsake him ; he could retrace the labours and ...
... successes unrivalled ; though multi- tudes in various portions of the heathen world were brought to the knowledge of the truth through his instrumentality ; still his humility did not forsake him ; he could retrace the labours and ...
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Page 7 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith...
Page 9 - Brethren my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Page 17 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 33 - And the seventh angel sounded ; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever...
Page 70 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, Written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God ; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Page 4 - And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again ; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Page 19 - But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 29 - For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Page 1 - So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.