Do these men preach for their own honour and glory, or for the glory of God?
There were no churches in Belleville then, and the travelling Methodist ministers used to pitch their tents on these plains, and preach night and day to all goers and comers.
How was it, with these dark, tremendous millions hemming him in, that you had never seen him hand away a tract, or preach the Word in season?
Could they indeed preachany other possible sermon than to cry out to all would-be healthy people to flee away from them into the outer sunshine?
Self-abnegation, that rare virtue that good men preach and good women practice.
The illusiveness of life is the theme of moralists when they preach resignation.
Not only had I to believe this doctrine, but I had to preach it to the people.
The first time I visited Quebec, in the spring of 1859, fifty men were sent by the Bishop of Quebec (Baillargeon) to force me to swear that I would never preach the Bible, or to kill me in case of my refusal.
He was foretelling that there would be men so wicked and blind as to preach that the best way for men to go to heaven would be to make eunuchs of themselves.
But the more I prayed, the louder the voice seemed to say: “How dare you preach that Jesus has always granted the petitions of Mary, when we tell you the contrary by the order of God himself?
What tears had she not shed when Jesus had left her alone, in her poor, now, and cheerless home, that He might preach the gospel in the distant places, where his Father had sent Him!
How dare you preach that Christ has always granted the petitions of Mary, when the gospels, written under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, tell you so clearly the contrary?
They try to make you believe that it is the doctrine of Jesus Christ which these high dignitaries preach and practice.
He had even taken upon himself to preach a sermon against the heretical school, by which we had been excessively wounded.
Through spring and half the summer the vessel lay moored beyond reach of the Indians but near enough so that Hennepin "could preach on Sundays from the deck to the men encamped along the bank.
You think it possible that I, aged as I am, may preach a sermon at your funeral.
And now let me tell you, my lord, you compose such pretty funeral sermons, I hope I shall have the pleasure of hearing you preach mine.
And he had promised Mrs. Munbridge he would preach that sermon specially for her.
How eloquent would the Official Receiver be did bankruptcy supervene, as it probably would, and what homilies he would preachon the rash and extravagant folly of the bankrupt in spending so large a proportion of his income on a house.
But enough of this; I forget I was not appointed to preach a sermon, but to respond to a toast, and to express the appreciation of these stockbreeders for your kindness.
The Senator was pleased with Brother Dean's zeal in the matter, and induced him on the succeeding Sabbath to preach a sermon on "Know-Nothingism" and to denounce it from the pulpit.
Act appointing Ministers topreach in Edinburgh during the sitting of the Assembly, Ib.
Committee for appointing Ministers to Preachduring the Sitting of the Assembly, Ib.
No expectant shall be permitted to preach in publike before a Congregation, till first he be tryed after the same manner, howbeit not altogether with that accuracie which is injoyned by the act of the Assembly of Glasgow 1638.
Liberty for John Gillan to preach until the next Assembly for exercise of his gift, Ib.
Act giving power to Mr. John Stuart to preach at the Kirk of Dungorth, as an Expectant, while the Presbytery or Synod sit.
Act for a Minister to Preach to the Lord Uchiltrie in the Blackness.
That the Minister of the place where the Synodall Assembly meets shall preach the first day of their meeting, and give timouse advertisement to the rest of the Presbyteries.
St Paul might have been still at large, if he had been content to preach a Judaic Gospel.
Apostle on his third missionary journey to have passed through the valley of the Lycus, without however remaining to preach the Gospel there (pp.
Thus the fact that St Paul did not preachat Colossæ in person, but through his representative, is obliterated.
If St Paul had been content to preach an exclusive Gospel, he might have saved himself from more than half the troubles of his life.
I may initiate all mankind in the fulness of this mystery,’ ‘that I may preach the Gospel to all without reserve.
You hear him preach agin and you'll find him as gentle as a lamb.
I did go once just because I was told not to; but he did not preach that day and every thing was so peculiar, I didn't know whether to like it or be shocked.
He has furnished many a text for Coleridge to preach upon.
This is the sense that Moses spoke, This did the prophets preach and prove, For want of this the law is broke, And the whole law's fulfill'd by love.
Were I inspir'd to preach and tell All that is done in heaven and hell, Or could my faith the world remove, Still I am nothing without love.
Christ knew how to preach to these simple, superstitious, disease-tortured creatures: He healed the sick.
Ananias did not wish to go at first, for he had heard of Saul before, and he had his doubts about that style of a "chosen vessel" to preach the gospel of peace.
He chose the twelve disciples, and sent them abroad to preach the new gospel.
I didn’t know as I could git acrosst the mountings into Hell-fer-Sartin an’ preach fer a couple days.
As for me, I’ve got to finish my education before I’m big enough and good enough to teach or preach up there.
If I ever was called—if I ever come to preachin these here hills, you-all’ll feel I wasn’t no coward.
Hee speaketh Iapanish so skilfully after the phrase of Meaco (the which for the renowne of this people and royal seat of the king is best accounted of) that hee doeth both confesse and preach in that language.
About eight months after Liele's departure, Andrew began to preach to a Negro congregation, "with a few white.
Invited to preach on political occasions and in some cases to the public through the press, he discussed political affairs with such keenness and sarcasm that unprincipled parasites in his community were much disturbed.
Haynes was then invited to preach in Manchester, Vermont, a desirable town west of the Green Mountains.
His church accordingly yielded to the desire of the Congregational Church in Granville, New York, and he took leave of Vermont to preach in another State.
The first colored man I ever heard preach was old man Johnny McDowell.
Sometimes a colored preacher was allowed to preach from the same rostrum after the white pastor had finished.
Lots of times they got 'em a stump speaker--usually a Negro--to preach to them.
They always left their pastor to preach for us and sometimes they would leave one of their deacons.
In de hot summer time Uncle George Gullatt use ter preach ter de slaves out under de trees.
It was against the law for slaves to harbor other fugitive slaves, to preach without a license, or to kill or brand cattle without instructions.
But the social reformers preach to us a "law of society.
We must say," continued the writer, as he concluded his narrative, "that this man should not have been allowed to preach in the Bowick pulpit.
Would it do, do you think, for a priest to preach against drunkenness, whilst he himself was a noted drunkard?
The addition of a sermon to preach every week seemed to make no difference to his energies in the school.
He was too unwell, he said, topreach himself, and the one curate would have the two entire services unless Mr. Puddicombe could help him.
He is a sinner now, so that he may not preach in your churches, or teach in your schools; so that your dear husband has to be ruined almost because he has been kind to him.
Wortle to obtain the services of a well-educated usher for his school, but it became quite another thing when he put a man up to preach in the church, of whose life, for five years, no one knew anything.
Living in his present condition he certainly should not have gone up into that pulpit to preachthe Word of God.
She was, however, quite ready to declare that Mr. Peacocke had no business to preach in that pulpit, and that something very disagreeable would come of it.
This note he sent away by a messenger, who came back with a reply, saying that Mr. Puddicombe would himself preach in the afternoon, and would afterwards call in at the rectory.
It is implied," said the Doctor, "that I allowed Mr. Peacocke to preach in my church after I knew his marriage was informal.
Here he was overcome with remorse for his apostasy, and after two years determined to preach again what he had held to be the truth.
In 1525 Bilney obtained a licence to preach throughout the diocese of Ely.
And right glad I was not to have to preach any more to Lizzie.
He knew that this minister was a thoroughly good man, and he had even gone to hear him preach once or twice.
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