Ninety-nine homilies ... upon the Epistles and Gospels for forty-nine Sundays of the Christian year, tr. by J.M. Ashley |
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... will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth . " II . On the second head it is to be noted that for five reasons it is most foolish to live in idleness in this present life . ( 1 ) Man was born to labour - Job . v . 7 ...
... will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth . " II . On the second head it is to be noted that for five reasons it is most foolish to live in idleness in this present life . ( 1 ) Man was born to labour - Job . v . 7 ...
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angels Apostle armour of God Athanasian Creed beauty behold Blessed charity Church Churchman City of God creature crown death devil Divine dwell earth Ecclus Edition eternal evil faith Father Fifthly Firstly flesh Fourthly frankincense fruit give glory Gloss GOSPEL grace hath heart heaven heavenly Holy Ghost HOMILY humility Jesus Christ John iii John xvi judgment King labour leprosy Lord Jesus Luke Matt mercy Name NEALE ness noted peace Peter ii Pharisees Post praise prayer Price Prov Psalm punishment rejoice Review riches righteousness saints says Scripture second head Secondly sermons shews signifies sinners sins soul spirit SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.-(FROM teaching thee thine third head Thirdly THOMAS AQUINAS Thou hast thou shalt three reasons three things threefold tion tongue TRINITY.-(FROM THE EPISTLE truth unto viii Virgin Vulg walk wicked Wisd wisdom words xviii
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Page 89 - Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel : for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
Page 60 - How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
Page 55 - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Page 24 - Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth ; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry : for which things...
Page 55 - Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Page 57 - His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness ; giving thanks unto the FATHER, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light : Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear SON : in whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins...
Page 9 - Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready : come unto the marriage.
Page 13 - But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite his fellowservants. and to eat and drink with the drunken...
Page 21 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail king of the Jews!
Page 77 - If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.