Familiar Letters to a Gentleman ... The fourth editionW. Gray, 1784 - 392 pages |
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... delight ; but every way tends to subserve and promote them . And certainly ( even upon your own principles ) he may have as fair a claim to Sincerity , in his endea- vours to approve himself to the glorious Author of our being , as you ...
... delight ; but every way tends to subserve and promote them . And certainly ( even upon your own principles ) he may have as fair a claim to Sincerity , in his endea- vours to approve himself to the glorious Author of our being , as you ...
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... delightful contemplation of the perfections of the divine na- ture , inftead of a thankful acknowledgment of his ... delight.- And befides this ; Who are there among the best of the children of men , whofe confciences will not charge ...
... delightful contemplation of the perfections of the divine na- ture , inftead of a thankful acknowledgment of his ... delight.- And befides this ; Who are there among the best of the children of men , whofe confciences will not charge ...
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... delights ? Can we change the bent and bias of our inclinations to the objects of sense , and bring ourselves to love God above all things , and to take our chief delight and complacency in him ? -This must be obtained , in order to ...
... delights ? Can we change the bent and bias of our inclinations to the objects of sense , and bring ourselves to love God above all things , and to take our chief delight and complacency in him ? -This must be obtained , in order to ...
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... delight to do thy will , O my God : Yea , thy law is within my heart ( b ) . And as he cheerfully undertook , so he dili- gently and faithfully difcharged this facred and im- portant truft . He , as a wonderful Counsellor ( c ) ...
... delight to do thy will , O my God : Yea , thy law is within my heart ( b ) . And as he cheerfully undertook , so he dili- gently and faithfully difcharged this facred and im- portant truft . He , as a wonderful Counsellor ( c ) ...
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... delighted in him ( g ) . In time they cut him off from the land of the living ( h ) . Thus was the Meffiah cut off , but not for himfelf ( i ) . For the tranfgreffion of God's people was he fricken . He made his foul an offering for fin ...
... delighted in him ( g ) . In time they cut him off from the land of the living ( h ) . Thus was the Meffiah cut off , but not for himfelf ( i ) . For the tranfgreffion of God's people was he fricken . He made his foul an offering for fin ...
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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