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That such a conformity to the gospel should be expressed by the name of
righteousness , cannot seem strange to such as acquaint themselves with the
language of the Scripture . That gracious frame which the gospel ( made effectual
) ...
That such a conformity to the gospel should be expressed by the name of
righteousness , cannot seem strange to such as acquaint themselves with the
language of the Scripture . That gracious frame which the gospel ( made effectual
) ...
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answer be , O that God would recall those severe constitutions he hath made ;
and not insist so strictly on what he hath required in the gospel , in order to the
salvation of sinners . But foolish wretch ! dost thou know what thou sayest !
wouldst ...
answer be , O that God would recall those severe constitutions he hath made ;
and not insist so strictly on what he hath required in the gospel , in order to the
salvation of sinners . But foolish wretch ! dost thou know what thou sayest !
wouldst ...
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Thus the gospel is styled , in that it frees the conscience , though not from the
obedience , yet from the terrors and condemnation of the law ; for there was not
the least signification of mercy by it . But in the gospel , the grace of God most ...
Thus the gospel is styled , in that it frees the conscience , though not from the
obedience , yet from the terrors and condemnation of the law ; for there was not
the least signification of mercy by it . But in the gospel , the grace of God most ...
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7. is the concomitant of the gospel , as St. Peter declares , With the preaching of
the gospel , the Holy Ghost was sent down from heaven , 1 Pet . 1. 12. And the
Spirit by illuminating , preventing and exciting grace assists men to repent and ...
7. is the concomitant of the gospel , as St. Peter declares , With the preaching of
the gospel , the Holy Ghost was sent down from heaven , 1 Pet . 1. 12. And the
Spirit by illuminating , preventing and exciting grace assists men to repent and ...
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Some are infidels in profession , openly declaring themselves to be without
religion , without God ; and have the same credit of the heaven and hell
discovered in the gospel , as if the Elysian fields , and Stygian lake , the fables of
the poets .
Some are infidels in profession , openly declaring themselves to be without
religion , without God ; and have the same credit of the heaven and hell
discovered in the gospel , as if the Elysian fields , and Stygian lake , the fables of
the poets .
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Page 211 - For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son ? And again, when he bringeth in the first Begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Page 340 - For the things that are seen are Temporal; but the things that are not seen are Eternal.
Page 243 - Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: for that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: they would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof: therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Page 88 - As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: so man lieth down, and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Page 270 - For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
Page 322 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended : but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 275 - ... of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you...
Page 292 - I have set the Lord always before me : Because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Page 345 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 73 - Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler ; the snare is broken, and we are delivered.