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... God , they glorified him not as God , neither were thankful , but became vain in their imaginations , and their foolish heart was darkened . Profeffing themselves to be wife , they became fools ; and changed the glory of the un- corruptible ...
... God , they glorified him not as God , neither were thankful , but became vain in their imaginations , and their foolish heart was darkened . Profeffing themselves to be wife , they became fools ; and changed the glory of the un- corruptible ...
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... God , and receive them as his gift and favour and confequently , if eternal life be the end of religion , and likewise the gift of God , reli- gion can be nothing else but the means proper to be made use of by us to obtain of God this ...
... God , and receive them as his gift and favour and confequently , if eternal life be the end of religion , and likewise the gift of God , reli- gion can be nothing else but the means proper to be made use of by us to obtain of God this ...
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... God ? In all these acts reference is had to the overruling power of the Almighty ; and they amount to this confeffion , that the upfhot of all religion is to please God in order to make our- felves happy . This will fhew us what muft ...
... God ? In all these acts reference is had to the overruling power of the Almighty ; and they amount to this confeffion , that the upfhot of all religion is to please God in order to make our- felves happy . This will fhew us what muft ...
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... God ; and fince to please God , and to act according to the will of God , are but one and the fame thing ; it neceffarily follows , that must be the moft perfect religion , which does moft perfectly inftruct us in the know- ledge of the ...
... God ; and fince to please God , and to act according to the will of God , are but one and the fame thing ; it neceffarily follows , that must be the moft perfect religion , which does moft perfectly inftruct us in the know- ledge of the ...
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... God's will better than he himself knows it . Falfe revelations are no reve- lations ; and therefore to prefer ... God , and know better how to please him without his directions than with them . Upon this ftate of the cafe then , a ...
... God's will better than he himself knows it . Falfe revelations are no reve- lations ; and therefore to prefer ... God , and know better how to please him without his directions than with them . Upon this ftate of the cafe then , a ...
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Page 374 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 119 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into AN IMAGE made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 258 - Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet'; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' '"Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 327 - And he said. Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Page 377 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Page 176 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Page 139 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts : and then shall every man have praise of God.
Page 280 - And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Page 209 - Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand...
Page 320 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.