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... sense of the importance and difficulty of the task you have imposed upon me . I will , however , no longer hesitate to give you such suggestions as my reading and reflections supply ; and I shall sin- cerely rejoice , if they tend , in ...
... sense of the importance and difficulty of the task you have imposed upon me . I will , however , no longer hesitate to give you such suggestions as my reading and reflections supply ; and I shall sin- cerely rejoice , if they tend , in ...
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... sense of its own powers , which is one of the most formi- dable obstacles that can be opposed to the recep- . tion of Divine truth . This is a remark to which J I feel assured you will accede , because it is 4 INTRODUCTORY LETTER .
... sense of its own powers , which is one of the most formi- dable obstacles that can be opposed to the recep- . tion of Divine truth . This is a remark to which J I feel assured you will accede , because it is 4 INTRODUCTORY LETTER .
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... many regarding it as nothing more than a most beautiful system of morals : and all these uniting to deem its open profession irrational and en- thusiastic . Whereas , the same common sense , which B 3 INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 5.
... many regarding it as nothing more than a most beautiful system of morals : and all these uniting to deem its open profession irrational and en- thusiastic . Whereas , the same common sense , which B 3 INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 5.
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A. Norman. thusiastic . Whereas , the same common sense , which they apply to other subjects , would sug- gest , that Christianity is , or is not , what it pre- tends to be ; and ought therefore either to chal- lenge our entire devotion ...
A. Norman. thusiastic . Whereas , the same common sense , which they apply to other subjects , would sug- gest , that Christianity is , or is not , what it pre- tends to be ; and ought therefore either to chal- lenge our entire devotion ...
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... sense . Fraud , theft , debauchery , drunkenness , incontinence , malice , and revenge , war to the knife , are the characteristics of " nature's un- sophisticated children . " And as if to give a more decided answer to those theorists ...
... sense . Fraud , theft , debauchery , drunkenness , incontinence , malice , and revenge , war to the knife , are the characteristics of " nature's un- sophisticated children . " And as if to give a more decided answer to those theorists ...
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Page 177 - The spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 280 - Him : the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power...
Page 270 - For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Page 109 - Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind, (for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sin,) that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Page 173 - Nay, but O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus...
Page 208 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Page 311 - But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Page 123 - Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Page 162 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked...
Page 177 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ...