 | 1923 - 662 strani
...claims of religion would have required of a disciple, nothing more than a small portion of his income ? When the time was come for the church to be enlarged,...consider the promotion of piety in the hearts of men, as an object demanding your highest efforts. The management of the religious charities of the day belongs... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1825 - 698 strani
...VER. 4. Oí fj.il civ Sut j-wapÉ>TE; îinXÔot, му-ft\ÍC:j/J.Í',c-¡ TÍ» XÓyí». ^Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where' preaching the word. »Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen, travelled as far as... | |
 | 1830 - 410 strani
...generation; but I confess, I do not see how they will answer for it ' to the Judge of quick and dead.' "The cause of Christ, requires of laymen a far greater...importance than any thing else. The management of religious charities of the day belongs to you. But yet more — every man who knows the value of the... | |
 | 1831 - 416 strani
...claims of religion would have required of a disciple, nothing more than a small portion of his income ? When the time was come for the church to be enlarged,...consider the promotion of piety in the hearts of men, as an object demanding your highest efforts. The management of the religious charities of the day belongs... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1833 - 388 strani
...generation ; but I confess, I do not see how they will answer for it " to the Judge of quick and dead." The cause of Christ requires of laymen a far greater...consider the promotion of piety in the hearts of men as of more importance than every thing else. The management of the religious charities of the day belongs... | |
 | Charles Forster - 1853 - 402 strani
...interpretation of the charge of Christ to "the eleven." In the context of Saint Luke's relation we read, " they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word." Now, if to go forth as missionaries throughout all the world, and every where personally to preach the Gospel,... | |
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The cause of Christ requires of laymen a far greater amount of personal exertion. Suppose ye, that in apostolic times, the claims of religion would have required of a disciple, nothing more than a small portion of his income ? No ; when the time was come... 