The Reign of Grace, from Its Rise to Its ConsummationT. Allen, 1793 - 321 pages |
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... spirit and defign of his gofpel . For fuch a timid and lukewarm profeffion of truth , is little bet- ter than a denial of it - than open hoftility , against it . To feek for peace at the expence of truth , will be found , in the end ...
... spirit and defign of his gofpel . For fuch a timid and lukewarm profeffion of truth , is little bet- ter than a denial of it - than open hoftility , against it . To feek for peace at the expence of truth , will be found , in the end ...
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... Spirit of wisdom for divine illumination , that he may write with all the precifion and fanctity of truth , in opening the noble fubject of the enfuing Treatife ; he would intreat the reader to perufe , with candour and impartiality ...
... Spirit of wisdom for divine illumination , that he may write with all the precifion and fanctity of truth , in opening the noble fubject of the enfuing Treatife ; he would intreat the reader to perufe , with candour and impartiality ...
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... Spirit has compared fin to a sovereign , whose reign terminates in death . As fin appears , clothed in horrid deformity , and armed with deftructive power , inflicting temporal death , and menacing eternal flames ; fo Grace appears on ...
... Spirit has compared fin to a sovereign , whose reign terminates in death . As fin appears , clothed in horrid deformity , and armed with deftructive power , inflicting temporal death , and menacing eternal flames ; fo Grace appears on ...
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... Spirit of truth , that there is no poffible way of efcape , but by reigning grace ; then would you cry for help , and then the relief that grace affords would be all your falvation and all your defire . If , on the other hand , you are ...
... Spirit of truth , that there is no poffible way of efcape , but by reigning grace ; then would you cry for help , and then the relief that grace affords would be all your falvation and all your defire . If , on the other hand , you are ...
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... spirit of independence which is natural to man , and reigns in the unrege- nerate , must be fired with refentment by such an at- tack upon it . Hence the few votaries of this unpo- pular doctrine must expect reproach and ridicule , if ...
... spirit of independence which is natural to man , and reigns in the unrege- nerate , must be fired with refentment by such an at- tack upon it . Hence the few votaries of this unpo- pular doctrine must expect reproach and ridicule , if ...
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Page 96 - And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty...
Page 10 - And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Page 205 - Now, the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.
Page 236 - ... without some cement of its own endeavours and duty. And because these things will not mix, they spend a fruitless labour about it all their days. But if the foundation be of grace, it is not at all of works; for otherwise grace is no more grace.
Page 101 - Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Page 97 - His flesh shall be fresher than a child's : he shall return to the days of his youth : he shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy : for he will render unto man his righteousness.
Page 235 - Some are all their days laying of the foundation, and are never able to build upon it to any comfort to themselves, or usefulness to others. And the reason is, because they will be mixing with the foundation, stones that are fit only for the following building. They will be bringing their obedience, duties, mortification of sin, and the like, unto the foundation. These are precious...
Page 129 - Blefs the Lord, O my foul'. and all that is within- me, blefs his holy name.
Page 40 - Thus the most ignorant potter, without hesitation, would assert a kind of sovereignty over his clay. And are not mankind in the hand of God, as clay in the hand of the potter? Or, shall Jehovah's sovereignty over his offending creatures be inferior * Pick Theol.