An Exposition of the Confession of Faith of the Westminister Assembly of DivinesPresbyterian board of publication, 1847 - 360 pages |
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... Grace and Salvation ...... 208 CHAPTER XIX . Of the Law of God . 219 CHAPTER XX . Of Christian Liberty , and Liberty of Conscience ... 228 CHAPTER XXI . Of Religious Worship , and the Sabbath - day .. .... 238 CHAPTER XXII . Of Lawful ...
... Grace and Salvation ...... 208 CHAPTER XIX . Of the Law of God . 219 CHAPTER XX . Of Christian Liberty , and Liberty of Conscience ... 228 CHAPTER XXI . Of Religious Worship , and the Sabbath - day .. .... 238 CHAPTER XXII . Of Lawful ...
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... grace . Acts xvii . 27. It serves to vindicate the conduct of God as a righteous governor , in his severe dealing with obstinate sinners , both here and hereafter . This will leave them with- out excuse in the great day , when God shall ...
... grace . Acts xvii . 27. It serves to vindicate the conduct of God as a righteous governor , in his severe dealing with obstinate sinners , both here and hereafter . This will leave them with- out excuse in the great day , when God shall ...
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... grace , or prior to the incarnation of the Son of God ; the latter includes those books which were written after the commencement of the new dispensation , or posterior to the advent of Christ . The apostle Paul lays a foundation for ...
... grace , or prior to the incarnation of the Son of God ; the latter includes those books which were written after the commencement of the new dispensation , or posterior to the advent of Christ . The apostle Paul lays a foundation for ...
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... grace , and not of debt . There is punitive justice , whereby God renders to the sinner the punishment due to his crimes . This is nothing else than God's distributive justice , as it re- gards punishment . It is sometimes called ...
... grace , and not of debt . There is punitive justice , whereby God renders to the sinner the punishment due to his crimes . This is nothing else than God's distributive justice , as it re- gards punishment . It is sometimes called ...
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... grace ; when it supplies the wants of indigent beings , it is called bounty ; when it forbears to execute punishment upon provoking rebels , it is called patience or long - suffering . The goodness of God is , therefore , a very ...
... grace ; when it supplies the wants of indigent beings , it is called bounty ; when it forbears to execute punishment upon provoking rebels , it is called patience or long - suffering . The goodness of God is , therefore , a very ...
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Page 270 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Page 86 - Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 313 - And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Page 232 - Christ, to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known, by the church, the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord ; in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Page 82 - I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Page 298 - For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's.
Page 314 - For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
Page 189 - This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.
Page 280 - And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
Page 230 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father : 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever.