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... favour ? How will it vindicate his holinefs ; and difcover to the rational world , his na turakaverfion to fin and finners ? Or how will the fear of God's difpleafure be a fufficient reftraint to men's lifts and vitious appetites , if ...
... favour ? How will it vindicate his holinefs ; and difcover to the rational world , his na turakaverfion to fin and finners ? Or how will the fear of God's difpleafure be a fufficient reftraint to men's lifts and vitious appetites , if ...
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... favour , while all the powers of our fouls are in direct oppofition and aversion to him . And is this repentance in our power ? Can we at pleasure renew our own fouls ; and give our- felves new affections , difpofitions , defires and ...
... favour , while all the powers of our fouls are in direct oppofition and aversion to him . And is this repentance in our power ? Can we at pleasure renew our own fouls ; and give our- felves new affections , difpofitions , defires and ...
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... favour of the Chriftian inftitution , that can poffibly be imagined or conceived . The power and veracity of God himself were at stake in this cafe : for they were both appealed to , in confirmation of the truth ; and both in the most ...
... favour of the Chriftian inftitution , that can poffibly be imagined or conceived . The power and veracity of God himself were at stake in this cafe : for they were both appealed to , in confirmation of the truth ; and both in the most ...
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... favour to be life , and his daving * kindness to be better than life ; and inftead of loving the company of worldly and fenfual perfons , you have your only delight and complacency in men of ferious vital piety ; and have this evidence ...
... favour to be life , and his daving * kindness to be better than life ; and inftead of loving the company of worldly and fenfual perfons , you have your only delight and complacency in men of ferious vital piety ; and have this evidence ...
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... favour , against all the comforting con- fiderations which can be propofed ; and notwithstanding all the former manifestations of the love of God to their fouls ? And do not thefe , and fuch - like fiery darts of the wicked one , as ...
... favour , against all the comforting con- fiderations which can be propofed ; and notwithstanding all the former manifestations of the love of God to their fouls ? And do not thefe , and fuch - like fiery darts of the wicked one , as ...
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Page 238 - ... What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith ; but Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.
Page 260 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body.
Page 203 - For if by one man's offence death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.
Page 24 - Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our 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, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness,...
Page 260 - Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
Page 182 - And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Page 177 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all them that believe. For there is no difference...
Page 202 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Page 167 - Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Page 120 - For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.