A Collection of Essays and Tracts in Theology, from Various Authors,with Biographical and Critical Notices, Volume 4O. Everett, 1824 |
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... conscience , at least to their own minds , bore witness to their sin- cerity . Gentleness and persuasion , properly applied , may soothe the heat of youthful enthusiasm , but force will commonly add fuel to the flames . So it proved on ...
... conscience , at least to their own minds , bore witness to their sin- cerity . Gentleness and persuasion , properly applied , may soothe the heat of youthful enthusiasm , but force will commonly add fuel to the flames . So it proved on ...
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... conscience , and cheats the heart of its purest joys . He listened again , with renewed satisfaction , to his favourite preacher , and the result was , that he became a regular attendant on the meetings of the Quakers , and began to be ...
... conscience , and cheats the heart of its purest joys . He listened again , with renewed satisfaction , to his favourite preacher , and the result was , that he became a regular attendant on the meetings of the Quakers , and began to be ...
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... conscience , but which had become by the rules of society an innocent custom , constituting at once a test of good manners and of a regard for social order , His patience was again exhausted , his passions rose above his paternal ...
... conscience , but which had become by the rules of society an innocent custom , constituting at once a test of good manners and of a regard for social order , His patience was again exhausted , his passions rose above his paternal ...
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... conscience by pretending to believe what his understanding pronounced to be false and at variance with the plain light of Scripture ; he had no patience with the insufferable pride and antichristian spirit , which should look down as ...
... conscience by pretending to believe what his understanding pronounced to be false and at variance with the plain light of Scripture ; he had no patience with the insufferable pride and antichristian spirit , which should look down as ...
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... conscience to no mortal man ; I have no need to fear ; God will make amends for all . They are mistaken in me ; I value not their threats nor re- solutions , for they shall know I can weary out their malice and peevishness ; and in me ...
... conscience to no mortal man ; I have no need to fear ; God will make amends for all . They are mistaken in me ; I value not their threats nor re- solutions , for they shall know I can weary out their malice and peevishness ; and in me ...
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Page 287 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 264 - But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers...
Page 49 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 39 - To him give all the prophets witness, that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Page 30 - And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Page 40 - And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation, to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Page 53 - For as many as are led by the -Spirit of God are the sons of God.
Page 330 - This day is called the feast of Crispian. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say "Tomorrow is Saint Crispian." Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day.
Page 254 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know...
Page 52 - For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.