The Sword and the trowel; ed. by C.H. Spurgeon |
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Page 29
... nature was moved with dis- may . Think of our Lord in the garden , with his " soul exceeding sorrowful even unto death , " and you have a parallel to the griefs of the psalmist . Per- chance , dear reader , if as yet thou hast not ...
... nature was moved with dis- may . Think of our Lord in the garden , with his " soul exceeding sorrowful even unto death , " and you have a parallel to the griefs of the psalmist . Per- chance , dear reader , if as yet thou hast not ...
Page 30
... natural , when all men do us wrong , to wish to separate ourselves from their society ; nature , however , must yield to grace , and we must endure the contradiction of sinners against ourselves , and not be weary and faint in our minds ...
... natural , when all men do us wrong , to wish to separate ourselves from their society ; nature , however , must yield to grace , and we must endure the contradiction of sinners against ourselves , and not be weary and faint in our minds ...
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... nature more readily develop itself . Stagnant water becomes putrid . Summer heat breeds noxious insects . He who is without trouble is often without God . It is a forcible proof of human depravity that man turns the mercy of God into ...
... nature more readily develop itself . Stagnant water becomes putrid . Summer heat breeds noxious insects . He who is without trouble is often without God . It is a forcible proof of human depravity that man turns the mercy of God into ...
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... nature takes up arms against the body of sin and death , the Holy Spirit also dwells within to conquer indwelling sin . Shall not the life which is from above subdue the natural death ? Shall not the Spirit purge out the old leaven ...
... nature takes up arms against the body of sin and death , the Holy Spirit also dwells within to conquer indwelling sin . Shall not the life which is from above subdue the natural death ? Shall not the Spirit purge out the old leaven ...
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... nature is ever likely to go . An affectation of superfine godliness is suspicious , but , at the same time , a higher standard of religion can be maintained , and ought to be maintained than is commonly seen among professors at this ...
... nature is ever likely to go . An affectation of superfine godliness is suspicious , but , at the same time , a higher standard of religion can be maintained , and ought to be maintained than is commonly seen among professors at this ...
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Page 69 - Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh : yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Page 246 - Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate : but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah : for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Page 32 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Page 564 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 462 - Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. 17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. "Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Page 200 - Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is, to bring Christ down from above ;) or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart : that is, the word of faith which we preach...
Page 374 - For thou, O God, hast heard my vows : thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Page 371 - HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Page 426 - Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Page 436 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.