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...to cut it down. This appears still more clearly Luke xiii. 24, 25. ' many will seek to enter in, and shall not be able : when once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door.' xiv. 24. ' I say unto you that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.' xix. 42....

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...ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 25. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us ; and he...

...saved ? That the Saviour meant it should be so under*stood, is plain from what immediately follows. "When once the master of the house is risen up and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying Lord, Lord, open unto us : And he shall...

...must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, Heb. xi. 6. ' When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut too the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto...

...heaven," that is, he whose faith produces obedience. Again, he saith in the 13th chapter of St. Luke, " When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying Lord, Lord, open unto us...

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...may be, it will be universally seen, and the saints will be immediately caught up. And remember, ' When once the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut the door,' it will be too late to prepare for this event ; either you will be found ready or unready...