An Exposition of the Historical Writings of the New Testament: With Reflections Subjoined to Each Section ...Munroe and Francis, 1828 |
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... prophet Joel ii . 24 , under the figure of water . " I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh . " This image is used because it was to be bestowed plentifully , or without re- * Luke xxiv . 49. , and John xiv . 16 , 26 .; xv . 26 .; xvi ...
... prophet Joel ii . 24 , under the figure of water . " I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh . " This image is used because it was to be bestowed plentifully , or without re- * Luke xxiv . 49. , and John xiv . 16 , 26 .; xv . 26 .; xvi ...
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... prophet represents God as saying , " I , the Lord , search the heart . " It is to this , probably , that the apostles allude , when they intreat God to choose him whom he knew to be the best qualified for the office for which they ...
... prophet represents God as saying , " I , the Lord , search the heart . " It is to this , probably , that the apostles allude , when they intreat God to choose him whom he knew to be the best qualified for the office for which they ...
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... prophet Joel ; * 17. And it shall come to pass in the last days , saith God , I will pour out of my Spirit upon all ... Prophetic and mi- raculous powers had now been discontinued for the space of four hundred years , from the time of ...
... prophet Joel ; * 17. And it shall come to pass in the last days , saith God , I will pour out of my Spirit upon all ... Prophetic and mi- raculous powers had now been discontinued for the space of four hundred years , from the time of ...
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... prophet proceeds im- mediately to enumerate the persons included under that general term . * " And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy . " To prophesy , signifies sometimes to commuicate religious instruction , as well as to ...
... prophet proceeds im- mediately to enumerate the persons included under that general term . * " And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy . " To prophesy , signifies sometimes to commuicate religious instruction , as well as to ...
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... prophet Joel was intended to express the total overthrow of the civil and ecclesiastical polity of the Jews . If we examine the several parts of this prophecy separately , and suppose that one phrase was intended to express one thing ...
... prophet Joel was intended to express the total overthrow of the civil and ecclesiastical polity of the Jews . If we examine the several parts of this prophecy separately , and suppose that one phrase was intended to express one thing ...
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Page 277 - Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the ROMANS.
Page 39 - Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Page 56 - And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Page 125 - And they of the circumcision, which believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Page 24 - And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. And on my servants and on my handmaidens, I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
Page 56 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles...
Page 69 - And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Page 115 - He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
Page 44 - For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Page 88 - Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.