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Page 211
It rigorously exacted perfect obedience of them , as the only condition of their
acceptance with God ; and continuing in that state , they could have no
righteousness at all to plead , but their own conformity to the whole demands of
the law ; and ...
It rigorously exacted perfect obedience of them , as the only condition of their
acceptance with God ; and continuing in that state , they could have no
righteousness at all to plead , but their own conformity to the whole demands of
the law ; and ...
Page 279
If , therefore , we can have no such perfect conformity to the moral law to plead
before God , on account of our own personal inherent righteousness , or any
other way , but on the account of the imputed righteousness of Christ only ; then
faith ...
If , therefore , we can have no such perfect conformity to the moral law to plead
before God , on account of our own personal inherent righteousness , or any
other way , but on the account of the imputed righteousness of Christ only ; then
faith ...
Page 281
God cannot judge that to be perfect which is really imperfect ; for his judgment
ever is according to truth : and a weak , imperfect faith ( as that of the best is )
cannot constitute a perfect righteousness . Whence it follows , that we cannot , on
...
God cannot judge that to be perfect which is really imperfect ; for his judgment
ever is according to truth : and a weak , imperfect faith ( as that of the best is )
cannot constitute a perfect righteousness . Whence it follows , that we cannot , on
...
Page 303
Apostle only condemned the hope of those who imagined that they had merited
salvation , by their perfect obedience to the moral law . ” This ( if possible ) is a
more trifling pretence than the former , for which there is not the least shadow of a
...
Apostle only condemned the hope of those who imagined that they had merited
salvation , by their perfect obedience to the moral law . ” This ( if possible ) is a
more trifling pretence than the former , for which there is not the least shadow of a
...
Page 438
It is a fact most notorious , and admits of no dispute , that believers have not a
perfect personal and inherent righteousness in the sight of God ; and therefore
the doctrine under consideration affords no handle for such licentious pleas as
you ...
It is a fact most notorious , and admits of no dispute , that believers have not a
perfect personal and inherent righteousness in the sight of God ; and therefore
the doctrine under consideration affords no handle for such licentious pleas as
you ...
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Page 338 - And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Page 64 - He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son.
Page xxix - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Page 311 - Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Page 74 - The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, And every mountain and hill shall be made low: And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together: For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 109 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
Page 193 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth ; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Page 290 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law : for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 79 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Page 337 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
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| Title | Familiar Letters on a Variety of Seasonable and Important Subjects in Religion |
| Author | Jonathan Dickinson |
| Publisher | W. Collins, 1829 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 480 pages |
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