Selections from the Works of Isaac Penington: To which are Added Selections from His Letters |
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... abide in it , it so over- came my natural spirits ; wherefore , blessing the name of the Lord for his great goodness to me , I prayed unto him to take that from me which I was not able to bear , and to give me such a proportion of his ...
... abide in it , it so over- came my natural spirits ; wherefore , blessing the name of the Lord for his great goodness to me , I prayed unto him to take that from me which I was not able to bear , and to give me such a proportion of his ...
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... abiding in the measure of ) is safe ; but it is easy erring from this , but hard abiding with it , and not going before its lead- ings . But he that feels life , and begins in life , doth he not begin safely ? And he that waits , and ...
... abiding in the measure of ) is safe ; but it is easy erring from this , but hard abiding with it , and not going before its lead- ings . But he that feels life , and begins in life , doth he not begin safely ? And he that waits , and ...
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... abide ; who remain unsatisfied inwardly for want of the presence of the Lord , and whose hearts still mourn and lament deeply after him , oh ! consider what is the matter , that ye have mourned so long , and sought so long , and yet to ...
... abide ; who remain unsatisfied inwardly for want of the presence of the Lord , and whose hearts still mourn and lament deeply after him , oh ! consider what is the matter , that ye have mourned so long , and sought so long , and yet to ...
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... abide not constantly under the yoke , how can he meet with the true ease and rest which is in it , and which it alone can administer ? If a man learn not the truth aright of the true teacher , how can he ever reap the effects of the ...
... abide not constantly under the yoke , how can he meet with the true ease and rest which is in it , and which it alone can administer ? If a man learn not the truth aright of the true teacher , how can he ever reap the effects of the ...
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... abides in , and goeth forth in the same power . So the taking up the yoke , and drawing in it , must be by the power of the new life ; and so must the disciple's learning be . As the master teach- eth in the power of the Spirit the ...
... abides in , and goeth forth in the same power . So the taking up the yoke , and drawing in it , must be by the power of the new life ; and so must the disciple's learning be . As the master teach- eth in the power of the Spirit the ...
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Page 215 - Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Page 230 - Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Page 232 - Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Page 214 - And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Page 32 - Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it...
Page 150 - And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, Neither reprove after the hearing of his ears : But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, And reprove with equity for the meek of the earth...
Page 182 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication : and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Page 237 - and " misery " are the names of two extremes, the utmost bounds whereof we know not : it is what " eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 72 - I receive not honour from men. 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Page 121 - God ; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ; that they might be called Trees of Eighteousncss, the planting of Jahveh that he might be glorified.