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... bring out prominently before the world the true doctrines of His word , in regard to the worship which He required and would accept , the way in which He had provided and was bestowing , and in which sinners were to receive , the ...
... bring out prominently before the world the true doctrines of His word , in regard to the worship which He required and would accept , the way in which He had provided and was bestowing , and in which sinners were to receive , the ...
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... it incumbent upon us to expose . The Reformers themselves reckoned it the great duty which they were called upon to discharge , the great work which God gave them to do , to bring out from the 8 [ ESSAY I. LEADERS OF THE REFORMATION .
... it incumbent upon us to expose . The Reformers themselves reckoned it the great duty which they were called upon to discharge , the great work which God gave them to do , to bring out from the 8 [ ESSAY I. LEADERS OF THE REFORMATION .
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William Cunningham. gave them to do , to bring out from the sacred Scriptures right views of Christian theology and of church organization , in oppo- sition to those which generally prevailed in the church of Rome . They believed that ...
William Cunningham. gave them to do , to bring out from the sacred Scriptures right views of Christian theology and of church organization , in oppo- sition to those which generally prevailed in the church of Rome . They believed that ...
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... bring him down to the level of ordinary men . But we cannot dwell longer upon this topic . We must hasten to notice the position which Dr Tulloch has assumed in regard to the theology of the Reformation ; and here it will be necessary ...
... bring him down to the level of ordinary men . But we cannot dwell longer upon this topic . We must hasten to notice the position which Dr Tulloch has assumed in regard to the theology of the Reformation ; and here it will be necessary ...
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... bring out as the result the full teaching of Scripture upon the subject to which the state- ments relate , and that we are to receive , as resting upon divine authority , not only what is " expressly set down in Scripture , " but also ...
... bring out as the result the full teaching of Scripture upon the subject to which the state- ments relate , and that we are to receive , as resting upon divine authority , not only what is " expressly set down in Scripture , " but also ...
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Page 489 - GOD from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass : yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.
Page 32 - God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the word : and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God and government of the church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature, and christian prudence, according to the general rules of the word, which are always to be observed.
Page 587 - As the godly consideration of predestination and our Election in Christ is full of sweet, pleasant and unspeakable comfort to godly persons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ mortifying the works of the flesh and their earthly members and drawing up' their mind to high and heavenly things...
Page 243 - Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord's.
Page 263 - BAPTISM is a sacrament of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church, but also to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of grace, of his ingrafting into Christ, of regeneration, of remission of sins, and of his giving up unto God through Jesus Christ, to walk in newness of life : which sacrament is, by Christ's own appointment, to be continued in his church until the end of the world.
Page 24 - God effectually calleth he also freely justifieth ; not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous : not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ's sake alone : not by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical obedience, to them as their righteousness ; but by imputing the obedience and satisfaction of Christ unto them, they receiving and resting on him and his righteousness...
Page 193 - God's purpose by his Spirit working in due season : they through Grace obey the calling : they be justified freely : they be made sons of God by adoption : they be made like the image of his only-begotten Son Jesus Christ : they walk religiously in good works, and at length, by God's mercy, they attain to everlasting felicity.
Page 381 - The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression.
Page 559 - And now I exhort you to be of good cheer ; for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
Page 576 - The doctrine of this high mystery of predestination, is to be handled with special prudence and care, that men attending the will of God revealed in his word, and yielding obedience thereunto, may from the certainty of their effectual vocation, be assured of their eternal election.