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... mind — namely , that of " the god of this world , " " the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedi- ence . ' It is not mere casual , desultory resistance that we must expect , but de- termined hostility waged on plan and ...
... mind — namely , that of " the god of this world , " " the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedi- ence . ' It is not mere casual , desultory resistance that we must expect , but de- termined hostility waged on plan and ...
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... mind that there is nothing meritorious even in a man's best actions ; neverthe- less the offering of a renewed heart , laid as a sacrifice upon the altar , comes up in Jesus Christ as pleasant to the Father , especially as it is the ...
... mind that there is nothing meritorious even in a man's best actions ; neverthe- less the offering of a renewed heart , laid as a sacrifice upon the altar , comes up in Jesus Christ as pleasant to the Father , especially as it is the ...
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... mind on earth , cannot reasonably look for holiness or , by consequence , for happiness in heaven . It is here on earth that , if it is done at all , the natural current of his affections must be changed , and a new principle implanted ...
... mind on earth , cannot reasonably look for holiness or , by consequence , for happiness in heaven . It is here on earth that , if it is done at all , the natural current of his affections must be changed , and a new principle implanted ...
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... mind , he desires to have inscribed the motto , " HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD . " And though , it is true , he falls very far short of that which he aspires to , though imper- fections mar his best services , and though his righteousness ...
... mind , he desires to have inscribed the motto , " HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD . " And though , it is true , he falls very far short of that which he aspires to , though imper- fections mar his best services , and though his righteousness ...
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... mind has in these respects been thus changed , he may then fairly and gratefully say , " He that hath wrought in me the self - same thing is God , " and he may resist any disposition to despondency and doubt with the effective argument ...
... mind has in these respects been thus changed , he may then fairly and gratefully say , " He that hath wrought in me the self - same thing is God , " and he may resist any disposition to despondency and doubt with the effective argument ...
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Page 160 - And I said, This is my infirmity : but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.
Page 81 - For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Page 7 - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints...
Page 227 - God : praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Page 100 - We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not ; but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
Page 80 - Such we are, in the sight of God the Father, as is the very Son of God himself. Let it be counted folly or frenzy or fury whatsoever : it is our comfort and our wisdom. We care for no knowledge in the world but this : that Man hath sinned, and God hath suffered ; that God hath made himself the son of man, and that Men are made the Righteousness of God.
Page 253 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Page 135 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Page 261 - Soldier, go — but not to claim Mouldering spoils of earth-born treasure, Not to build a vaunting name, Not to dwell in tents of pleasure ; Dream not that the way is smooth, Hope not that the thorns are roses ; Turn no...
Page 92 - So the apostle exhorts the same persons " to put off the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of their minds; and to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness,