 | Benjamin Braidley - 1831 - 204 Seiten
...such as it is, it is much at my readers' service ; and I earnestly pray that God, who despises not a " cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple," may make it a blessing to all who peruse it. ELIZABETH ALLEN was the daughter of industrious parents of... | |
 | Thomas Bissland - 1835 - 434 Seiten
...forgetful of their services. The bread which they thus cast upon the waters will be found after many days. The cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple shall not lose itsreward. The portion which they shall receive, shall be, in this life " manifold more... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1837 - 484 Seiten
...dignity and happiness ; the visits to prison, the food and clothing dispensed to the hungry and naked, the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple, all recorded in the face of the assembled universe, and recognized as done unto the Lord himself; "they... | |
 | 1839 - 650 Seiten
...ministry" and " service" are the same), whether ostensible or unostcnsible, from the labours of Paul to the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple ; — from the working of miracles, to the labouring in prayer for the Church. We may form very different... | |
 | 1838 - 516 Seiten
...for the interval from the present time to the day of judgment, and allow that, at this judgment, " the cup of cold water, given in the name of a disciple, shall not lose its reward," andthe words of Solomon are established in their largest extent. The utmost... | |
 | David Thomas K. Drummond - 1841 - 404 Seiten
...and love to his people, when he declares that, at the last great day of account, -he will remember the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple, and consider every act of kindness shewn to a disciple as if done to himself. And consider the great... | |
 | 1843 - 480 Seiten
...estimated by their motives, by their intrinsic worth, and not by their pomp and their showiness ; and the cup of cold water, given in the name of a disciple, shall gain the reward of a disciple, denied to the profuse succours which ostentation may have imparted.... | |
 | 1878 - 892 Seiten
...it is beautiful. The two mites thrown into the treasury by the hand of love were noticed by Christ. The cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple will be acknowledged by Christ. The words of truth and mercy spoken in the Sunday-school from love... | |
 | Henry Melvill - 1844 - 154 Seiten
...with vices, God may acknowledge great differences : He will not overlook, as too small for notice, the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple ; but he does not necessarily put this act of benevolence on a level with every other achievement of... | |
 | William Graeme Rhind - 1844 - 456 Seiten
...; — the former is the true me of riches, which the Lord will not forget ; no, nor will he forget the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple. The Christian should be noble, full-hearted, and generous, a follower of Him who maketh his sun to... | |
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Gospel, breathed in living faces, preached by a thousand unconscious acts of love and good will, which, like the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple, shall never lose their reward. " Father, what if thee should get found out again ? " said... 
