The Theological and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 5F., C., and J. Rivington, 1810 |
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... doth the world delight itself in evil - speaking . Railing and slander- ing is their great amusement . Evil words are not pointed against evil things . The world delights to as- perse those , who are unlike to themselves . There never ...
... doth the world delight itself in evil - speaking . Railing and slander- ing is their great amusement . Evil words are not pointed against evil things . The world delights to as- perse those , who are unlike to themselves . There never ...
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... doth also differ from other societies , in that it is catholic or universal ; it extends to all places , and all times , and is not confined to the people of any nation , or condition of life , but takes in Jews , Greeks , and ...
... doth also differ from other societies , in that it is catholic or universal ; it extends to all places , and all times , and is not confined to the people of any nation , or condition of life , but takes in Jews , Greeks , and ...
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... doth the candlestick make the light , it only holds the light . And these similitudes will be found just , if we pursue them farther ; for as when the pillars are removed , the building must fall ; and when the lamp or the can- dlestick ...
... doth the candlestick make the light , it only holds the light . And these similitudes will be found just , if we pursue them farther ; for as when the pillars are removed , the building must fall ; and when the lamp or the can- dlestick ...
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... doth he himself state the case by the prophet : Ye have robbed me , saith he , in tythes and offerings ; as if they were his own property ; and so they were ; for being dedicated to God , the first pro- prietor of all things , they ...
... doth he himself state the case by the prophet : Ye have robbed me , saith he , in tythes and offerings ; as if they were his own property ; and so they were ; for being dedicated to God , the first pro- prietor of all things , they ...
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... doth the law of God depend upon the authority of the Church . There are three sorts of things about which the Church is conversant ; good , bad , and indifferent : the good oblige by their own nature ; the bad cannot be enforced by any ...
... doth the law of God depend upon the authority of the Church . There are three sorts of things about which the Church is conversant ; good , bad , and indifferent : the good oblige by their own nature ; the bad cannot be enforced by any ...
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Page 102 - ... their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways: and the way of peace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.
Page 41 - Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Page 106 - When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder : Then did he see it, and declare it ; He prepared it, yea, and searched it out. And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Page 127 - Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth ? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Page 175 - For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Page 431 - And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Page 195 - Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby...
Page 106 - As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 138 - Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
Page 234 - And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.