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Page xliii
... Since , My brethren in the chriftian ministry , in the prefent ftate of church discipline , fo unequal a fhare of the bur- den is fallen upon us , let us not , through despair of doing every thing that ought to be done , think ourselves ...
... Since , My brethren in the chriftian ministry , in the prefent ftate of church discipline , fo unequal a fhare of the bur- den is fallen upon us , let us not , through despair of doing every thing that ought to be done , think ourselves ...
Page xliv
... Since , with refpect to the business of admonition , we are fo circumstanced , that we can but seldom at- tempt any thing with a profpect of fuccefs , let us do the more by way of instruction , which is a field that is ftill open to us ...
... Since , with refpect to the business of admonition , we are fo circumstanced , that we can but seldom at- tempt any thing with a profpect of fuccefs , let us do the more by way of instruction , which is a field that is ftill open to us ...
Page 41
... Since God made all things to answer an important end , namely the happiness of his creatures ; fince his power is fo great , that nothing can be too difficult for him ; fince his knowledge is fo extensive , that nothing can pass ...
... Since God made all things to answer an important end , namely the happiness of his creatures ; fince his power is fo great , that nothing can be too difficult for him ; fince his knowledge is fo extensive , that nothing can pass ...
Page 44
... Since the divine power and wisdom are fo amazingly great , that we cannot con- ceive any effect to which they are not e- qual ; nay fince we are able to comprehend but a very small part of the actual effects of the power and wifdom of ...
... Since the divine power and wisdom are fo amazingly great , that we cannot con- ceive any effect to which they are not e- qual ; nay fince we are able to comprehend but a very small part of the actual effects of the power and wifdom of ...
Page 47
... Since the fu- preme being stands in an equal relation to all his creatures and offspring , he must be incapable of that kind of partiality , by which we often give the preference to one person above another . There must be a good reason ...
... Since the fu- preme being stands in an equal relation to all his creatures and offspring , he must be incapable of that kind of partiality , by which we often give the preference to one person above another . There must be a good reason ...
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