The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Volume 8Printed at the Conference-Office ... by Thomas Cordeux, agent, 1811 |
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Antinomianism Apostle believe beware blood body children of God children of men Christ Jesus Christian Church Church of England commandment darkness death desire doth earth endeavour eternal everlasting evil false Prophets fast Father fear flesh forgive fruit give glory gospel grace hand hath hear Heathens heaven hell Holy Ghost honour Jehonadab Jesus Christ judge kingdom kingdom of heaven labour law through faith light likewise live mammon mankind manner mean mercy mind nature neighbour ness observe ourselves outward peace pearls before swine perfect pharisees pheme plain praise pray prayer reason receive regard Religion repentance rich righteousness saith Satan Scripture Secondly seek sense SERMON shew sinners sins soul speak spirit tempers thee thine things thou art Thou shalt thought thy heart thyself true truth unto void the law walk whatsoever wherein whole words
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Page 218 - And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
Page 297 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died and was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Page 178 - But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
Page 210 - He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. ^(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive : for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) ^Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Page 98 - But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Page 301 - But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed : so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Page 107 - Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
Page 235 - ... promises, kindly stepped in, and carried him away, to where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest ! It is during the time that we lived on this farm, that my little story is most eventful.
Page 186 - A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Page 80 - Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.