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John xvi. 2. Yea, the hour cometh, that every one that killeth you will think he offereth God service. It is true that there are 'indications of similar discourses' in the Synoptics, but of none containing a trait at all closely resembling this. Dr. Keim, in the elaborate monograph mentioned above, decides that Celsus made use of the fourth Gospel.
The discourses that follow were delivered by him from his rostrum, the bootblack stand in the County Court-house, at various times in the last half-dozen years. Their absolute frankness and vigorous unconventionality of thought and expression charmed me. Plunkitt said right out what all practical politicians think but are afraid to say.
But Tommy and Alice Winston, still bridey and shy, said they had seen nothing of her, and even Roger Allan supposed of course that she must be in her favorite pew, known to the oldtimers as Inspiration Corner. For it had been observed that all ministers sooner or later delivered their discourses to Grandma Wentworth. They were always sure of her undivided attention.
Brother, keep close to Christ, and Christ present though absent will teach you. II. Secondly, satisfied desires. This second great promise of my text, introduced again by the solemn affirmation, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, substantially appeared in a former part of these discourses with a very significant difference.
He was seldom at a loss for money when he knew what purse contained it; yet, was rather artful than knavish, and when dealing out in an affected tone his unmeaning discourses, resembled Peter the Hermit, preaching up the crusade with a sabre at his side.
The reader of Reynolds's famous Discourses will probably share the wonder of his contemporaries, that a man whose time was so absorbed in the practice of his art, should have proved himself so excellent a master in the expression of some of its principles.
The discourses he delivered were adapted to the poor he consulted their capacities, instructed their minds, felt for their circumstances, and relieved their necessities. Whom others despised he honored whom others forsook he sought whom others suffered without a sigh to perish, he supplied, and comforted, and saved!
An hour after he had to receive the general council of the department, the council of the prefecture, the municipal council, the clergy of Rouen, and the courts of justice, and was obliged to listen to a half-dozen discourses, all expressed in nearly the same terms, and to which he replied in such a manner as to give the orators the highest opinion of their own merit.
ONE reason which moved me to write and print this little book was, because, though there are many excellent heart-affecting discourses in the world that tend to convert the sinner, yet I had a desire to try this simple method of mine; wherefore I make bold thus to invite and encourage the worst to come to Christ for life.
Faith is not an acquired, but an infused virtue; it must be treated with accordingly, and in instructing heretics we must beware of taking to ourselves any part of the glory which belongs to God alone. "One of the greatest misfortunes of heretics is that their ministers in their discourses travesty our Faith, representing it as something quite different from what it really is.
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