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Page xi
... opposed to the most inveterate moral propensities of the whole hu- man family , although its mortifications are many , and its rewards precisely of that kind which man , in his present condition , can least of all appreciate , yet xi.
... opposed to the most inveterate moral propensities of the whole hu- man family , although its mortifications are many , and its rewards precisely of that kind which man , in his present condition , can least of all appreciate , yet xi.
Page xii
Rev. Jonathan Dickinson. present condition , can least of all appreciate , yet is it gaining an ascendency , and producing a series of moral transformations , which must remain an eternal prodigy , unequalled and unexplained , unless he ...
Rev. Jonathan Dickinson. present condition , can least of all appreciate , yet is it gaining an ascendency , and producing a series of moral transformations , which must remain an eternal prodigy , unequalled and unexplained , unless he ...
Page xxix
... condition dif- fers from another's , not in kind , but only in degree , it is natural to conclude that the same evil agency , whatsoever it may be , which shows itself concurrent with human agency , in cases of extreme depravity , is ...
... condition dif- fers from another's , not in kind , but only in degree , it is natural to conclude that the same evil agency , whatsoever it may be , which shows itself concurrent with human agency , in cases of extreme depravity , is ...
Page xxxvii
... condition , as a sinner in the presence of your angry Creator . It is possible that there lies be- fore you a hell of eternal misery , which could easily be shunned , and a heaven of endless happiness , which could as easily be secured ...
... condition , as a sinner in the presence of your angry Creator . It is possible that there lies be- fore you a hell of eternal misery , which could easily be shunned , and a heaven of endless happiness , which could as easily be secured ...
Page 137
... conditions for the divine favour , or ( to use my own words ) if we must feel that we lie at mercy , and that all our own refuges , and all our en- deavours in our own strength to relieve our distressed souls , are fruitless and vain ...
... conditions for the divine favour , or ( to use my own words ) if we must feel that we lie at mercy , and that all our own refuges , and all our en- deavours in our own strength to relieve our distressed souls , are fruitless and vain ...
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Page 338 - And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Page 64 - He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son.
Page xxix - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Page 311 - Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Page 74 - The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, And every mountain and hill shall be made low: And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together: For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 109 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
Page 193 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth ; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Page 290 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law : for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 79 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Page 337 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.