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5. The Nature And Design Of The Marriage Union
"But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery."—Matthew 5:32 Beloved,—The subject we are this evening about to enter upon is a subject of the greatest importance in human life, the eternal concerns of the soul, excepted. I am not aware of any thing that enters…
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6. Going From Jerusalem To Jericho
“A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves.”—Luke 10:30-35 The circumstance which led to this parable was, a certain lawyer going to Christ, and asking him what he must do to inherit eternal fife. A principle of having something to merit life is in our very nature. Thousands ask what they are to do, and…
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7. The Publican’s Prayer
“God be merciful to me a sinner.”—Luke 18:12 [At the time that the following sermon was preached, Mr. Gadsby had no idea of its ever being printed, nor did he know that a short-hand writer was present to take it down. The sermon was preached at the particular request of a lady on her death-bed, to whom a sermon by…
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8. The Fall Of Peter
“And Peter followed afar off.”—Luke 22:51-62 Preached in Manchester, 9 August 1842 1. Let us look at the weakness of man and the power of temptation. 2. The criminality of Peter. 3. The matchless display of God's grace. 4. The effect produced. 5. The lesson taught us. 1. The weakness of man and the power of temptation. The weakness of…
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9. On Christian Liberty
“If the Son make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”—John 8:36 A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby, In 1842. Much we talk of freedom in our day; much is our mind perplexed about it; but how little is said, and how little we think of the freedom in the text. Freedom in this life concerning temporal matters will benefit…
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10. The Church Commended to the Word of God’s Grace
“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”—Acts 20:32 A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby On Tuesday Evening, May 31st, 1842, in Gower Street Chapel, London, on taking leave at the Close of his…
