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Page 99
... objects which are before us , may possess many cha- racteristic marks ; yet , if we see them only in a thick fog ... object , so it enfeebles the sight . Sin is like some dis- tempers of the eye , which present things in different co ...
... objects which are before us , may possess many cha- racteristic marks ; yet , if we see them only in a thick fog ... object , so it enfeebles the sight . Sin is like some dis- tempers of the eye , which present things in different co ...
Page 144
... object of a gracious taste : " I have meat to eat , " said Jesus Christ , " that ye know not of my meat is to do the ... object of the love and rejoicing of the gracious soul . A holy love has a holy object . The holiness 144 [ Part III ...
... object of a gracious taste : " I have meat to eat , " said Jesus Christ , " that ye know not of my meat is to do the ... object of the love and rejoicing of the gracious soul . A holy love has a holy object . The holiness 144 [ Part III ...
Page 188
... object , that love to God is really increased , in proportion as the knowledge of God is increased ; and , therefore , he may ask , how should an increase of knowledge make the love of a saint appear less to himself in comparison with ...
... object , that love to God is really increased , in proportion as the knowledge of God is increased ; and , therefore , he may ask , how should an increase of knowledge make the love of a saint appear less to himself in comparison with ...
Contents
Part I | 6 |
That religion consists chiefly in the Affections shown | 13 |
Inferences | 28 |
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