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The theological discussion and investigation of a particular doctrine , e.g. , the Holy Spirit , is of real interest for Wesley and truly speaks of what lies behind Christian practice ; at the same time discussion , comment , and ...
The theological discussion and investigation of a particular doctrine , e.g. , the Holy Spirit , is of real interest for Wesley and truly speaks of what lies behind Christian practice ; at the same time discussion , comment , and ...
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But we must love God , before we can be holy at all ; this being the root of all holiness . Now we cannot love God , till we know he loves us . . . . And we cannot know His pardoning love to us , till His Spirit witnesses it to our ...
But we must love God , before we can be holy at all ; this being the root of all holiness . Now we cannot love God , till we know he loves us . . . . And we cannot know His pardoning love to us , till His Spirit witnesses it to our ...
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17 Through persuasive and constant work within the lives of believers the Holy Spirit is gradually " renewing in them the image of God , ” so that progressively , by degrees , one becomes more holy.18 This common insistence upon the ...
17 Through persuasive and constant work within the lives of believers the Holy Spirit is gradually " renewing in them the image of God , ” so that progressively , by degrees , one becomes more holy.18 This common insistence upon the ...
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Contents
Abbreviations | 11 |
Puritan Authors in Wesleys Publications | 31 |
Wesleys Abridgment of Puritan Literature | 47 |
Copyright | |
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