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Page xvi
But although the argument be sufficient , is the good which it substantiates , in the
truth of the gospel , so trivial or common - place , as to want the power of turning
the mind to the course of activity which leads to it ? The good is deliverance ...
But although the argument be sufficient , is the good which it substantiates , in the
truth of the gospel , so trivial or common - place , as to want the power of turning
the mind to the course of activity which leads to it ? The good is deliverance ...
Page 49
-I should , therefore , be inexcusable , should I refuse compliance with your
request , to “ maintain a correspondence with you by letter ; and assist you , what
I can , in your inquiries into the truth of Christianity , the nature of the Christian ...
-I should , therefore , be inexcusable , should I refuse compliance with your
request , to “ maintain a correspondence with you by letter ; and assist you , what
I can , in your inquiries into the truth of Christianity , the nature of the Christian ...
Page 74
It is established upon the veracity of God himself ; upon those facts , by which he
has from heaven attested to the truth of it ; and these facts are verified by
evidences which cannot possibly deceive us . By believing , therefore , we set to
our seal ...
It is established upon the veracity of God himself ; upon those facts , by which he
has from heaven attested to the truth of it ; and these facts are verified by
evidences which cannot possibly deceive us . By believing , therefore , we set to
our seal ...
Page 92
There might be much stronger light brought from the prophetic writings , in
confirmation of this blessed truth ; and you must allow me the freedorn you , that
my letter justly demands of you a firmer assent than you are pleased to express to
that ...
There might be much stronger light brought from the prophetic writings , in
confirmation of this blessed truth ; and you must allow me the freedorn you , that
my letter justly demands of you a firmer assent than you are pleased to express to
that ...
Page 136
I know not what more can be needful to be added upon this subject , but my
hearty prayers , that the Spirit of truth would lead us both into all truth ; and that
we may know , by sensible experience , “ what is the hope of Christ's calling , and
what ...
I know not what more can be needful to be added upon this subject , but my
hearty prayers , that the Spirit of truth would lead us both into all truth ; and that
we may know , by sensible experience , “ what is the hope of Christ's calling , and
what ...
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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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