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... him- self as his own work , and had engaged to do it for the poor sinner who , feeling his own insufficiency , is heartily desirous to have it done by him , I stifled my convictions as well as I could , and put (2) ...
... him- self as his own work , and had engaged to do it for the poor sinner who , feeling his own insufficiency , is heartily desirous to have it done by him , I stifled my convictions as well as I could , and put (2) ...
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... engaged in other studies , and in love with this present world , to relinquish my flattering pursuit of reputation and preferment , and change the course of my life , studies , and employments ; yet , by intervals , I experienced ...
... engaged in other studies , and in love with this present world , to relinquish my flattering pursuit of reputation and preferment , and change the course of my life , studies , and employments ; yet , by intervals , I experienced ...
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... engaged my attention . My disbelief of the doc- trine of a Trinity of coequal persons in the unity of the Godhead , and my pretensions to candour , had both combined to excite my hatred to this creed ; for which reasons I had been ...
... engaged my attention . My disbelief of the doc- trine of a Trinity of coequal persons in the unity of the Godhead , and my pretensions to candour , had both combined to excite my hatred to this creed ; for which reasons I had been ...
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... engaged , and of the imminent dan- ger to which my soul would be exposed , should I neglect to devote myself wholly to it ; as laid the foundation of all my subsequent conduct and change of sentiments . I was indeed , guilty of very ...
... engaged , and of the imminent dan- ger to which my soul would be exposed , should I neglect to devote myself wholly to it ; as laid the foundation of all my subsequent conduct and change of sentiments . I was indeed , guilty of very ...
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... engaged in a course of diversion and visiting , more than I had done since my ordination : this unfitted me for secret prayer and close meditation , and rendered the Scriptures and other religious studies , insipid and irksome to me , a ...
... engaged in a course of diversion and visiting , more than I had done since my ordination : this unfitted me for secret prayer and close meditation , and rendered the Scriptures and other religious studies , insipid and irksome to me , a ...
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