The Sermons, and Other Practical Works of the Late Reverend and Learned Mr. Ralph Erskine ...: Consisting of Above One Hundred and Fifty Sermons, Besides His Poetical Pieces ... To which is Prefixed, an Account of the Author's Life and Writings, with an Elegiac Poem, and Large Contents ...W. Smith, 1763 |
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Page 14
... state , but also its activity , for it ( walks ) with Chrift . The fpirits of just men , upon their feparation from the body , are made perfect , and fo perfect , as they ferve him day and night in his holy temple , with infinitely more ...
... state , but also its activity , for it ( walks ) with Chrift . The fpirits of just men , upon their feparation from the body , are made perfect , and fo perfect , as they ferve him day and night in his holy temple , with infinitely more ...
Page 46
... state of nature are faid to be dead in trefpaffes and fins , that is , under the total reigning power of fin , in the gall of bitterness , and under the bond of iniquity , without God , without Christ , and therefore without hope . ( 2 ...
... state of nature are faid to be dead in trefpaffes and fins , that is , under the total reigning power of fin , in the gall of bitterness , and under the bond of iniquity , without God , without Christ , and therefore without hope . ( 2 ...
Page 80
... state ; so that the meaning is , We that are in this tabernacle ; that is , we that are living in the body . 2. We have the melancholy difpofition of the poor believer , while in this lodging ; he groans , the word in the original ...
... state ; so that the meaning is , We that are in this tabernacle ; that is , we that are living in the body . 2. We have the melancholy difpofition of the poor believer , while in this lodging ; he groans , the word in the original ...
Page 93
... state . 2. It implies a difpleasure , or diffatisfaction in the believer , with his prefent burdened eftate ; he can- not find reft for the fole of his foot here below : He finds , that this is not his refting - place . And , 3. It ...
... state . 2. It implies a difpleasure , or diffatisfaction in the believer , with his prefent burdened eftate ; he can- not find reft for the fole of his foot here below : He finds , that this is not his refting - place . And , 3. It ...
Page 141
... state of the damned includes everlafting enmity and fin , and fo it can never be the thing he is made content with ; but the man is brought to a conviction of God's equity and righteoufnefs , tho ' he fhould fend him to hell , as an ...
... state of the damned includes everlafting enmity and fin , and fo it can never be the thing he is made content with ; but the man is brought to a conviction of God's equity and righteoufnefs , tho ' he fhould fend him to hell , as an ...
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againſt alfo anfwer Antinomian becauſe behold believer bleffed blood cafe caft Canaan church command confcience covenant of grace curfe dead death defign defire deftroy divine doctrine duty earth EBENEZER ERSKINE enemies engaged eternal facrifice faid faith faithfulneſs falvation fanctification Father fatisfied faving fealed fenfe feven fhall fhew fhould finner finners flain fome fometimes foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftate ftill ftrength fuch fure garments glorify glorious glory God's covenant gofpel groans hath heart heaven heavenly hell himſelf holy Ifrael itſelf Jefus Chrift juftice kifs laft little and little live unto Lord lufts meeting mercy and truth moſt muſt nant nations neceffary nefs never obedience oppofite peace perfect perfon Pfal promife rainbow reafon reft righteouſneſs Sardis ſhall Spirit ſtate thee thefe themſelves theſe things thou throne of grace underſtand uſe word wrath
Popular passages
Page 16 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; ' to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 'to execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
Page 79 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Page 518 - What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.
Page 89 - HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Page 405 - And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Page 518 - But what saith it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart ; that is, the word of faith which we preach...
Page 3 - I pray for them : I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me ; for they are thine.
Page 500 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Page 74 - For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Page 527 - God: and I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good ; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.