An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion: With Respect to Faith and Practice, Upon the Plan of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism. Comprehending a Complete Body of Divinity. Now First Published from the Manuscripts of ... Thomas Boston, ... In Three Volumes. ...John Reid. Sold by W. Darling, and the said J. Reid; W. Gray; and R. Inglis, Edinburgh; by J. Bryce, Glasgow; and W. Pherson, Berwick, 1773 |
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alſo anſwer baptifm becauſe beſt betwixt bleſſing blood body bread buſineſs cafe cauſe Chriſt Chriſtian command confcience confider covenant curſe defire diſcontent duty eternal evil exerciſe facrament faid faints faith falvation Father faving feal fecret fervants finners firſt fome foul fuch give glory God's goſpel grace guilty heart heaven holy honour houſe inſtitution intereſt itſelf Jeſus John xv juſt King kingdom kingdom of glory Lastly Lord Lord's lufts Luke luſt maſters Matth mercy moſt muſt nature neceffary neceffity neceſſary neighbour neſs obſerve ordinances ourſelves perſon Pfal pleaſe pray prayer preſent promiſe Prov reaſon reckoned religion repentance reſpect righteousness ſaving ſays ſcripture ſenſe ſet ſhall ſhew ſhould ſin ſome ſpeak ſpecial Spirit ſpiritual ſtand ſtate ſubjects ſuch temptation thee ther theſe things thoſe Thou shalt tion truth unto uſe whoſe word wrath
Popular passages
Page 379 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 175 - Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Page 239 - For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly ; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh : but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly ; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter ; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Page 362 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the Cross of Christ: whose; end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 219 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire; whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Page 167 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all them that believe. For there is no difference...
Page 332 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 320 - My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Page 78 - But love ye .your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Page 307 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.