Christian Student: Designed to Assist Christians in General in Acquiring Religious Knowledge. with a List of Books Suitable for a Minister's LibraryPerkins & Marvin, 1830 - 362 pages |
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... whole subsequent life . But besides knowledge of the way of salvation , the edifi- cation of the heart is another most important end of Christian Study . We mainly want the exciting , strengthening , and confirming of holy purposes ...
... whole subsequent life . But besides knowledge of the way of salvation , the edifi- cation of the heart is another most important end of Christian Study . We mainly want the exciting , strengthening , and confirming of holy purposes ...
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... whole course of his life , sets forth and celebrates the admirable virtues of God , and so is wholly devoted to His glory . Such were in former days the holy patriarchs , such the divinely in- spired prophets , such the apostolic ...
... whole course of his life , sets forth and celebrates the admirable virtues of God , and so is wholly devoted to His glory . Such were in former days the holy patriarchs , such the divinely in- spired prophets , such the apostolic ...
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... whole theory of religion and be able to defend it most ably and skilfully against its most subtle opponents ; he may have the intellectual powers and stores of a War- burton or a Horsley , and yet not have that experience of the truth ...
... whole theory of religion and be able to defend it most ably and skilfully against its most subtle opponents ; he may have the intellectual powers and stores of a War- burton or a Horsley , and yet not have that experience of the truth ...
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... whole human race ! surely this very avowal can only be accounted for on the scriptural principle of having the understanding darkened , being alienated from the life of God , through the ignorance that is in them . 6 It is the testimony ...
... whole human race ! surely this very avowal can only be accounted for on the scriptural principle of having the understanding darkened , being alienated from the life of God , through the ignorance that is in them . 6 It is the testimony ...
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... whole lives made a real effort to direct and con- centrate the actions of their faculties on any thing ab- stracted from the objects palpable to the senses , ' learn- ing religion . If you say that there are many different opinions ...
... whole lives made a real effort to direct and con- centrate the actions of their faculties on any thing ab- stracted from the objects palpable to the senses , ' learn- ing religion . If you say that there are many different opinions ...
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Page 229 - The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Page 86 - But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Page 282 - Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 136 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing...
Page 269 - I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious...
Page 61 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 41 - For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God.
Page 16 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Page 14 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Page 114 - Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.