Homiletics: Or, The Theory of Preaching |
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appear apply argument auditory authority beauty become Bible Bossuet Bourdaloue character Christian Church CICERO Claus Harms conscience Corinthians course definition disposition distinct distinguish divine doctrine doubtless édition Edition Lefèvre effect elements eloquence error everything evil example exordium expression external fact faith Fénelon force give gospel hearer heart holy Homiletics homily human idea impression instruction invention ject Jesus Christ judgment kind La Bruyère language less liberty logic Lord Massillon means method mind moral movement nature necessary necessity object Old Testament orator oratorical discourse ourselves particular Pascal passage perhaps peroration perspicuity preacher preaching precision present principle proof proposition prove Psalm pulpit discourse Quintilian reason reductio ad absurdum regard relation religion respect rule Saint Paul Saurin sense sentiment sermon soul speak spirit style Theremin things thou thought tion translation treat true truth unction unity whole word
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Page 132 - Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said ; It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you ; but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Page 28 - Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
Page 71 - Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Page 139 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort ; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Page 207 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page 195 - For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward ; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him...
Page 128 - The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Page 114 - Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me...
Page 196 - See that ye refuse not him that speaketh : for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven...
Page 452 - I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel : and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.