For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them... The Calcutta Christian Observer - Page 2341840Full view - About this book
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 468 pages
...xtu vaqaiireaovlots, (Here is not a supposition, but u flat declaration of matter of fact) " torenew them again unto . repentance : seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame," . • . '. . But that none may misunderstand these awful... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 454 pages
...And is not that passage in chapter vi. exactly parallel with this ? " It is impossible for those that were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost — If they fall away, (literally, and have fallen away,) to renew... | |
| Joshua Spalding - Theology, Doctrinal - 1812 - 340 pages
...cases in their nature are the same, and equally hopeless ; as in Hebrews, vi. 4, 5, 6. " For it is impossible for those who were once " enlightened,...If they shall " fall away, to renew them again unto repent" ance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the *' Son of God afresh, and put him to an open "... | |
| John Owen, Edward Williams - Bible - 1812 - 672 pages
...upon their neglect, God suffer not his ministers farther to instruct them. VERSES 4—6. for it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and...partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word ef God, and the poioers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentan.ce;... | |
| Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1812 - 630 pages
...heavenly gift, aiul were made partaken of the Holi/ Ghost, and have tasted the good Kord of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall...repentance ; seeing they, crucify to themselves the Sou of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. Heb. x. 20 — 30. If we sin wilfully, that is, renounce... | |
| John Owen, Edward Williams - Bible - 1812 - 672 pages
...their neglect, God suffer not his ministers farther to instruct them. VERSES For it is imfiotsible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made fiartakera of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word sf God, and the fiowers of the world... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1812 - 462 pages
...fall from 'God, as to perish everlastingly. For 'thus With the inspired writer to the Hebrews, " It is impossible for 'those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and WeTfe made partakers of the Holy Ghost,— If they iali away, to renew them again to repentance... | |
| Thomas Cogan - Christianity - 1813 - 606 pages
...and hath done despite to the spirit of grace?"* This writer says, also, in the same epistle, " It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and...repentance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to open shame."f He illustrates his position by the following allusion, " for... | |
| Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1813 - 340 pages
...meaning by their own context. Take for instance that memorable one in the sixth of Hebrews : " It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and...shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance." This is probably the strongest passage to be found in the Bible. Now does this speak of real Christians?... | |
| J S. Pipe - Christianity - England - 19th century - 1813 - 646 pages
...writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews says, without any softening qualifications whatever, that it is impossible for those who were once enlightened) and...come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again to repentance; and the reasons he as»igns for it are, crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh,... | |
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