A treatise on the conduct of God to the human species, and on the divine mission of Jesus ChristF.C. & J. Rivington, 1809 - 393 pages |
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... reprieved culprit , deserves to have exerted towards him in his present fallen state . Therefore when we meet with in- stances in real life which seem to bear hard on the goodness of God , before we suffer the 4 On the Conduct of God.
... reprieved culprit , deserves to have exerted towards him in his present fallen state . Therefore when we meet with in- stances in real life which seem to bear hard on the goodness of God , before we suffer the 4 On the Conduct of God.
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... suffer a degree of punishment , mortification , and discipline , as salutary medicines , absolutely necessary to purify his character , and to qualify it with that holiness , without which , the Scriptures assure us , no man shall see ...
... suffer a degree of punishment , mortification , and discipline , as salutary medicines , absolutely necessary to purify his character , and to qualify it with that holiness , without which , the Scriptures assure us , no man shall see ...
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... suffers the goodness of God to be depreciated in his opinion and this point settled be- tween us , I now proceed to the elucidation of my first proposition . : PROPOSITION I. In this proposition I shall endeavour to refute those ...
... suffers the goodness of God to be depreciated in his opinion and this point settled be- tween us , I now proceed to the elucidation of my first proposition . : PROPOSITION I. In this proposition I shall endeavour to refute those ...
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... as a father doth his children , as long - suffering , as not be- ing extreme to mark what is amiss , as remem- bering we are but dust , and as ever ready to pardon our sins on repentance ; though , under this 10 On the Conduct of God.
... as a father doth his children , as long - suffering , as not be- ing extreme to mark what is amiss , as remem- bering we are but dust , and as ever ready to pardon our sins on repentance ; though , under this 10 On the Conduct of God.
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... suffer eternal damnation ? -- To this question the inevitable answer must be , that it was impossible God should act so unjustly . Is not , in your opinion , such a man as has been just described , a man who sincerely en- deavours to ...
... suffer eternal damnation ? -- To this question the inevitable answer must be , that it was impossible God should act so unjustly . Is not , in your opinion , such a man as has been just described , a man who sincerely en- deavours to ...
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