Familiar Letters to a Gentleman: Upon a Variety of Seasonable and Important Subjects in ReligionW. Gray, 1784 - 390 pages |
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... sense , and bring ourselves to love God above all things , and to take our chief delight and complacency in him ? -This must be obtained , in order to enjoy the favour of God . And yet it is manifeftly out of our reach . It must be the ...
... sense , and bring ourselves to love God above all things , and to take our chief delight and complacency in him ? -This must be obtained , in order to enjoy the favour of God . And yet it is manifeftly out of our reach . It must be the ...
Page 80
... if I have given you a juft view of " the cafe . " And that " you cannot tell how you " can ever be brought to a feeling sense of the " doctrines " " " " doctrines of fovereign grace , which I fo much 80 Some Objections , & c .
... if I have given you a juft view of " the cafe . " And that " you cannot tell how you " can ever be brought to a feeling sense of the " doctrines " " " " doctrines of fovereign grace , which I fo much 80 Some Objections , & c .
Page 98
... . - Now , the favour of God , and the concerns of the unfeen and eternal world , appear of greater importance than every thing else . He He now mourns under a sense of his former fins 98 A true and falfe Faith diftinguished ..
... . - Now , the favour of God , and the concerns of the unfeen and eternal world , appear of greater importance than every thing else . He He now mourns under a sense of his former fins 98 A true and falfe Faith diftinguished ..
Page 99
... sense of his former fins ; he groans under the burden of his remaining cor- ruptions and imperfections ; and with earnest dili- gence follows after holiness , endeavouring to work out his own falvation with fear and trembling . - And ...
... sense of his former fins ; he groans under the burden of his remaining cor- ruptions and imperfections ; and with earnest dili- gence follows after holiness , endeavouring to work out his own falvation with fear and trembling . - And ...
Page 113
... sense of your own vileness and utter un- worthiness after all.This is that precious faith , to which the promises of the gofpel are made , and to which no falfe profeffor can make any juft pre- tence . To conclude with a ftill shorter ...
... sense of your own vileness and utter un- worthiness after all.This is that precious faith , to which the promises of the gofpel are made , and to which no falfe profeffor can make any juft pre- tence . To conclude with a ftill shorter ...
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againſt alfo alſo anfwer Antinomians Apoſtle becauſe believers bleffed cafe caufe cauſe children of God Chrift Jefus Chriftian comfort confcience confequence confider covenant curfe defire divine divine grace doctrine duties endeavour eternal evidence exercife fafe faid falfe falvation fame fanctifying faving faith favour fcheme feek fenfe ferve fhall fhew fhould fincere obedience firſt fome foul fpeak fpecial fpiritual ftate ftrength fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe glorious glory God's gofpel grace greateſt guilt hath heart himſelf holy hope imputed inconfiftent infinite iniquities intereft juft juftification likewife live Lord Jefus Chrift lufts mercy moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obferve pardon perfon perfuafion Pfal pleaſed pleaſure poffibly prefent pretend profeffion promife purpoſe reaſon refpect repentance reprefented riences righteoufnefs righteousness Scripture ſenſe ſhall Spirit ſtate thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion true truth underſtand union to Chrift unto uſe yourſelf
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Page 206 - Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Page 225 - And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Page 142 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all them that believe. For there is no difference...
Page 375 - For innumerable evils have compassed me about : mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head: therefore my heart faileth me.
Page 90 - According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in love ; having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself; according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Page 285 - Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Page 250 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Page 227 - 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 284 - 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.
Page 142 - What then? are we better than they! No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin...