Familiar Letters to a Gentleman ... The fourth editionW. Gray, 1784 - 392 pages |
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... cause of Chrift , or a coward in it . Whenever he faw it openly invaded , or fecretly undermined , he stood ready to appear in its defence , without confulting his ease or his credit . As bigotry and party - rage , malevolence , calumny ...
... cause of Chrift , or a coward in it . Whenever he faw it openly invaded , or fecretly undermined , he stood ready to appear in its defence , without confulting his ease or his credit . As bigotry and party - rage , malevolence , calumny ...
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... cause for those ftinging reflections , What if I am mistaken ! What if my fentiments fhould prove falfe , when it comes to the decifive trial ! And now , let us turn the tables ; and confider the bitter fruits of your fatal mistake , if ...
... cause for those ftinging reflections , What if I am mistaken ! What if my fentiments fhould prove falfe , when it comes to the decifive trial ! And now , let us turn the tables ; and confider the bitter fruits of your fatal mistake , if ...
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... cause poffibly may turn out against them .-- And what if it fhould ! I am even afraid to reprefent the confe- quences in a proper light ; it will poffibly be efteem- ed preachment or cant ; or be voted harth , uncivil , or unmannerly ...
... cause poffibly may turn out against them .-- And what if it fhould ! I am even afraid to reprefent the confe- quences in a proper light ; it will poffibly be efteem- ed preachment or cant ; or be voted harth , uncivil , or unmannerly ...
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... cause requires this at my hands ; and I fhould have been unfaithful , I had almost faid unmerciful to you , if I had not failed of the decorum , which would have been my duty to have obferved in any other cafe . I fhall therefore depend ...
... cause requires this at my hands ; and I fhould have been unfaithful , I had almost faid unmerciful to you , if I had not failed of the decorum , which would have been my duty to have obferved in any other cafe . I fhall therefore depend ...
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... cause , and feal their doctrine with their blood ? -This they have done , and it is impoffible that more could be done , to raise their truth and fincerity above all fu- fpicion . Would you expect , that these difciples fhould be ...
... cause , and feal their doctrine with their blood ? -This they have done , and it is impoffible that more could be done , to raise their truth and fincerity above all fu- fpicion . Would you expect , that these difciples fhould be ...
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againſt alfo alſo anfwer Antinomians Apoſtle becauſe believers cafe caufe cauſe children of God Chrift Jefus Chriftian comfort confcience confequence confider covenant curfe defign defire diftinction divine divine grace doctrine duties endeavour eternal evidence exercife fafe faid faith in Chrift falfe falvation fame fanctifying faving faith favour fcheme fenfe ferve fhall fhew fhould fincere obedience firſt fome foul fpeaks fpiritual ftate fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe glorious glory God's gofpel grace greateſt guilt hath heart himſelf holy hope imputed inconfiftent infinite iniquities intereft juft juftification likewife live Lord Jefus Chrift lufts mercy moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obferved ourſelves pardon perfonal perfuafion Pfal pleaſed pleaſure poffibly prefent pretend profeffion progrefs promife purpoſe reafon refpect religion repentance reprefented riences righteouſneſs Scripture Spirit ſtate thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion true truth union to Chrift unto uſed yourſelf