| Mary Martha Sherwood - 1826 - 174 páginas
...' To day, shall thou be with me in Paradise.' And again he declares, ' There is more joy in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance."—" Oh !" interrupted the penitent invalid, " mention not, nor quote Scripture... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 732 páginas
...than before;' but such is the effect of repentance, and so is the nature of -love. " There is more joy over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance :" and a B The villain:] Alcander.— See Plutarch. Lacon. Apopth. Xylandr. tom. ii. p. 227- A. (JRP)... | |
| Hosea Ballou - 1828 - 252 páginas
...and the conversion of sinners. He has told us, that there is more joy, in the presence of the angels, over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance. I do not conceive, that one part of human nature can be made perfectly happy,... | |
| 1829 - 260 páginas
...keeping firm in virtuous habits. As in the Scriptures it is declared, " There is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance." The gratification induced by receiving praise from respected friends, from friends who have before... | |
| Samuel Wilderspin - 1829 - 346 páginas
...twenty such children rather than retain them by the above means, but if there be more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance, ought not such a feeling to be encouraged on earth ? particularly when it can... | |
| Thomas Chalmers - 1829 - 424 páginas
...part of our nature, the very movements of which are experienced in heaven, " where there is more joy over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance." For any thing I know, the very planet that rolls in the immensity around me... | |
| Thomas Chalmers - 1829 - 420 páginas
...part of our nature, the very movements of which are experienced in heaven, " where there is more joy over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance." For any thing I know, the very planet that rolls in the immensity around me... | |
| James Sigston - 1830 - 256 páginas
...issue so successful, and to all the faithful in Christ Jesus. For if there " be greater joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance,"—a similar expression of gladness on earth cannot be sinful.—But one part of his employment... | |
| Richard Cattermole - 1830 - 434 páginas
...perseverance, and an improvement of degrees. ' There is more joy in heaven, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need it not;' for, ' where sin hath abounded, there doth grace superabound ;' ! and that makes joy in heaven.... | |
| 1830 - 696 páginas
..." the whole need not a physician, but they that are sick;" and that " there is inore joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons." Numerous are the passages, both in the Old and New Testament, that give every encouragement we can... | |
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