An Essay in which the Doctrine of a Positive Divine Efficiency: Exciting the Will of Men to Sin, as Held by Some Modern Writers, is Candidly Discussed, and Shewn to be 1. Unphilosophical. 2. Inconsistent with the Plain and Obvious Sense of the Holy Scriptures, and of Course a Departure from the Simplicity of the Gospel; and 3. A Novel Doctrine, Utterly Repugnant to the Faith of the Christian Church in All Past AgesSamuel T. Armstrong, 1820 - 132 pages |
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... philosophers , as a mere lusus of their speculating temper . - More than twenty years ago , I remember to have discussed this point with that able and judicious divine , the Rev. Samuel Niles , of Abington . The ground that I then ...
... philosophers , as a mere lusus of their speculating temper . - More than twenty years ago , I remember to have discussed this point with that able and judicious divine , the Rev. Samuel Niles , of Abington . The ground that I then ...
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... philosophers , and to come at the meaning of their writings , we must with met- aphysical acuteness , descend far below the surface . If we would have the true , it must be some far fetch- ed , deep and exquisite , sense ! Would men of ...
... philosophers , and to come at the meaning of their writings , we must with met- aphysical acuteness , descend far below the surface . If we would have the true , it must be some far fetch- ed , deep and exquisite , sense ! Would men of ...
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... philosophers , and the great Bishop Butler among the rest , to insist upon it , that human nature is not , previous to regeneration , divested of all right affec- tion . But a very few words from St. Paul proves them all to be in a ...
... philosophers , and the great Bishop Butler among the rest , to insist upon it , that human nature is not , previous to regeneration , divested of all right affec- tion . But a very few words from St. Paul proves them all to be in a ...
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... philosophers will allow second causes to possess . Now although we believe that God , who could create matter or mind distinct from his own essence , could also create , impart , or cause to exist , energies , activities and ...
... philosophers will allow second causes to possess . Now although we believe that God , who could create matter or mind distinct from his own essence , could also create , impart , or cause to exist , energies , activities and ...
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... philosophers , or as men of common dis- cernment and prudence . On the whole , it appears that the doctrine of Lock , Edwards and others res- pecting the will being determined by the strongest motive is sound philososphy , and has never ...
... philosophers , or as men of common dis- cernment and prudence . On the whole , it appears that the doctrine of Lock , Edwards and others res- pecting the will being determined by the strongest motive is sound philososphy , and has never ...
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Page 82 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Page 62 - But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual. . . . For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Page 88 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Page 17 - As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Page 106 - Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God ; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth ; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Page 42 - Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Page 76 - And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him; for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you.
Page 44 - Some truths there are so near and obvious to the mind that a man need only open his eyes to see them. Such I take this important one to be, viz. that all the choir of heaven and furniture of the earth, in a word all those bodies which compose the mighty frame of the world, have not any subsistence without a mind...
Page 93 - What if God, willing to shew His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction...
Page 73 - Then answered Jesus, and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do : for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.