Memoirs of William Forster, ed. by B. Seebohm, Volume 11865 |
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Page 335 - Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man ? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth ; but God that giveth the increase.
Page 41 - 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 92 - Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Page 80 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 33 - For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Page 74 - For who maketh thee to differ from another ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive 1 now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
Page 64 - We have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.' He passed into the heavens, and being the brightness of the glory of God, ' and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high ;' and ever liveth to make intercession for us.
Page 165 - And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say; Peace be to this house. And if the Son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it ; if not, it shall turn to you again.
Page 98 - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God; Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God ; and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the world.
Page 101 - And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.