Familiar Letters to a Gentleman ... The fourth editionW. Gray, 1784 - 392 pages |
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... 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 can have ; and confequently as good a profpect of future bleffednefs . - So that , up- on the ...
... 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 can have ; and confequently as good a profpect of future bleffednefs . - So that , up- on the ...
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... virtue and piety , did draw up the best fyftem of practical religion , the moft worthy of God and man that ever was known ; that they , contrary contrary to their inward principles , fet the best examples 44 The Certainty of the Facts.
... virtue and piety , did draw up the best fyftem of practical religion , the moft worthy of God and man that ever was known ; that they , contrary contrary to their inward principles , fet the best examples 44 The Certainty of the Facts.
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Jonathan Dickinson. contrary to their inward principles , fet the best examples , and walked according to the rules of this religion themselves ; yea , without any known motive , spent their whole lives in a continued courfe of the ...
Jonathan Dickinson. contrary to their inward principles , fet the best examples , and walked according to the rules of this religion themselves ; yea , without any known motive , spent their whole lives in a continued courfe of the ...
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... principles of humanity , to all the springs of action that were ever known among men . Let us now try the second supposal , and inquire , whether it is poffible , that the reporters of these facts , and all other fpectators of them ...
... principles of humanity , to all the springs of action that were ever known among men . Let us now try the second supposal , and inquire , whether it is poffible , that the reporters of these facts , and all other fpectators of them ...
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... principle that conftantly inclines them to live foberly , righteously , and godly in this prefent world . We fee this experimentally true , as the Scriptures reprefent it , that their faith works by love , purifies their hearts , and ...
... principle that conftantly inclines them to live foberly , righteously , and godly in this prefent world . We fee this experimentally true , as the Scriptures reprefent it , that their faith works by love , purifies their hearts , and ...
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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