 | Hannah Adams - Bible - 1824 - 240 pages
...adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in a week, and give tythes of all I possess.' But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so...eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, ' God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'" Luke xviii. 10 — 13. The pharisees affected superior sanctity,... | |
 | Caleb Pitt - Christianity - 1824 - 868 pages
...servant ?—and his Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors," Matt. xviii. 32—34. "The publican standing afar off, would not lift up so much...as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saykig, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his-house justified. Luke... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1828 - 594 pages
...'afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and... | |
 | Christian life - 1882 - 450 pages
...and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." — z John i. 9. I" God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified." — /,«/!•« xviii. 13, 14. "What must I do to be saved," And escape from... | |
 | Youth - 1824 - 504 pages
...ESSAY, NO. H. WITH PENITENCE : THE PfBLICAN. ASD the publican, standing afar off, woold not lift op so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner. Jrscs CHRIST. IN a former Essay on prayer, we attempted to define... | |
 | Hugh McNeile - Sermons, English - 1825 - 472 pages
...condemned : " Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a strict Pharisee, the other a sinful publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with...merciful to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other." The Pharisee was worshipping an unjust God, a Being whom... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Sermons, English - 1825 - 472 pages
...which has been repeated to you in the course of the day, is as follows : " Two men went up into the Temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a...eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, * Preached at St. Mary's, June 5, 1824. " God be merciful to me, a sinner !" " I tell you," continues... | |
 | William BISHOP (Rector of Ufton Nervet.) - 1825 - 364 pages
...habit of raising gain to themselves, by making the people pay largely. " The pharisee," we read, " stood and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee...eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner !" The pharisee meant this to be considered as an offering of praise... | |
 | William Paley - Sermons, English - 1825 - 822 pages
...simplicity which comes pure from the heart, he casts himself on the compassion of his Maker; " he would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner !" .1,1, We can never sufficiently admire the meekness and humility,... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - Children's sermons - 1825 - 608 pages
...thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son 9. Of the Publican who stood afar off, and would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner '. And of St. Paul, the holy Apostle : / am the least of the Apostles,... | |
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... God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the Publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes... 
