Christian Quietness: A Sermon

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J. G. F. and J. Rivington, 1841 - 12 pages

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Page 6 - He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Page 10 - Christian ordinances, the internal "unity of the spirit in the bond of peace;" to advance Christian truth and Christian holiness, by seeking the favor of that " God who is not the author of confusion, but of peace in all the churches of the saints...
Page 3 - Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Page 10 - ... who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains; because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying and cutting himself with stones.
Page 9 - ... love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God ! . . . When He shall appear, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is ' " ? And who was possessed with a more burning zeal than St. Paul? yet observe his injunction to the spiritually-gifted Corinthians — "Let all things be done unto edifying...
Page 7 - He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his month : he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Page 10 - The devils also came out of many, crying out and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God.
Page 8 - And let me remind you of the circumstances under which these words were written.

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