Amyntas and Philetus: Or, Christian Conversation; Illustrated in a Friendly Visit Into the Country, in Seven Dialoguesauthor, and sold, 1770 - 301 pages |
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Page vii
... by means of fhips . The bleffing of the gofpel . The advantages of Piety . An apoftate dying youth . Improvement . A defcription of the house of Philoxenus . A 3 . Of bOf Philoxenus himfelf . Who fitting at the gate receives ( vii )
... by means of fhips . The bleffing of the gofpel . The advantages of Piety . An apoftate dying youth . Improvement . A defcription of the house of Philoxenus . A 3 . Of bOf Philoxenus himfelf . Who fitting at the gate receives ( vii )
Page viii
... receives them cordially . Expreffes his Sv gratitude to God . Introduces them into a parlour , and excufes his departure . A prof- pect of the orchard and field . Their fer- tility . Amyntas reflects on the various pro- ductions of the ...
... receives them cordially . Expreffes his Sv gratitude to God . Introduces them into a parlour , and excufes his departure . A prof- pect of the orchard and field . Their fer- tility . Amyntas reflects on the various pro- ductions of the ...
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... receive them , not fo much as about the door , have been conftrained to feek spiritual bread where they had any hopes of fatisfying the defire of their foul ; and too often , as I have been told by fome of these , could meet with ...
... receive them , not fo much as about the door , have been conftrained to feek spiritual bread where they had any hopes of fatisfying the defire of their foul ; and too often , as I have been told by fome of these , could meet with ...
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... received him not , and when bleffed Paul preached the gospel , tho ' he had received a fpecial commiffion from Chrift to qualify him for fo im- portant a work ; and was instrumental in turning many to the faving know- ledge of God ; yet ...
... received him not , and when bleffed Paul preached the gospel , tho ' he had received a fpecial commiffion from Chrift to qualify him for fo im- portant a work ; and was instrumental in turning many to the faving know- ledge of God ; yet ...
Page 47
... receive all that love the Lord , and even strangers both to God , and him- felf , often find an afylum under his hofpitable roof . He talks not of the interest of party , or denomination , but longs and labours to promote the in- tereft ...
... receive all that love the Lord , and even strangers both to God , and him- felf , often find an afylum under his hofpitable roof . He talks not of the interest of party , or denomination , but longs and labours to promote the in- tereft ...
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againſt alfo Arminian becauſe believe beſt bleffed blood blood divine caufe chearful Chrift chriftian cife conceive converfation darkneſs dear Amyntas dear Philetus defign defire delightful divine earth eſteem everlaſting exercife eyes fafe faid faith falvation fave favour fcripture feem fenfe fent fervant ferve fhades fhall fhort fhould finners firſt fkies fome foul fpeak fpirit friendſhip fruit ftand ftate ftranger ftrength fubject fuch fuffered fuperior fuppofe fure glorious glory gofpel grace hath heart heaven himſelf honour houfe houſe inftitution itſelf juſt kindneſs labour lefs Lord Jefus Lord's Lord's Supper ment mercy mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs obferve perfon Philoxenus pious pleafing pleaſure pofe poffible poor prefent profeffing promife purpoſe reafon refpect rejoice righteoufnefs ſeem ſhall ſpeak ſtate thefe themſelves Theologos theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion unto uſeful whofe whoſe wife word
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Page 30 - He fwalloweth the ground with fiercenefs and rage : neither believeth he that it is the found of the trumpet. He faith among the trumpets, ha ! ha ! and he fmelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the Jfhouting.
Page 119 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 22 - Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows...
Page 85 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page vi - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his fun to rife on the evil and on the good, and fendeth rain on the juft and on the unjuft.
Page 211 - Atheist, and still go to heaven." To such awful lengths may the principle be pushed, that there is no guilt in mental error. " Let those," says Dr. Priestley, " who maintain that the mere holding of opinions (without regard to the motives and state of the mind through which men may have been led to form them, will necessarily exclude them from the favour of God, be particularly careful with respect to the premises from which they draw so alarming a conclusion.
Page 49 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not, I searched out.
Page 4 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and fuch as are in the fea, and all that are in them, heard I, faying, Bleffing, and honour, and glory, and power be unto him that fitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 152 - Our foul is efcaped even as a bird out of the fnare of the fowler : the fnare is broken, and we are delivered. 7 Our help ftandeth in the Name of the Lord : who hath made heaven and earth.
Page 170 - And I faw a great white throne, and him that fat on it, from whofe face the earth and the heaven fled away ; and there was found no place for them.