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accustomed action affords animals antinomianism applied bad habits become benevolence Bishop Butler blessed bodily body character Christian circumstances congregational worship corrupt Creator cultivate degree depends discipline divine divine grace doctrine Dugald Stewart duty effect eternal evidence evil example exercise faculty of habit Father fear feel grace hand happiness heart heavenly Holy Spirit human importance inductive reasoning influence instinct intellectual Jesus Christ Lord mankind manner means ment mental mercy mind moral habits multitude nature never object observe occasion operation ourselves parents passive impression peculiar perceive perfect persons pleasure practice precept present principle prone propensities pupils purpose pursuit quadrupeds Quintil Quintilian reason religion religious religious habits remark retina rience Satan Saviour Scripture sense soul sure teach temper things thou thoughts tion true truly truth unto virtue watch whatsoever whole wisdom young
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Page 263 - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities : for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Page 266 - And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night : for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Page 278 - For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Page 104 - And Hazael said. But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?
Page 262 - And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Page 93 - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Page 295 - Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LOED, and that thought upon His name.
Page 113 - Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes ; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Page 71 - But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures, of it, this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible, ie form a habit of insensibility to all moral considerations.
Page 282 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.