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... born , not of blood , nor of the will of the flesh , nor of the will of man , but of God . ” Regeneration is a great change , wrought in man . This effect is produced in the heart , but the will of man is not the cause of it . The will ...
... born , not of blood , nor of the will of the flesh , nor of the will of man , but of God . ” Regeneration is a great change , wrought in man . This effect is produced in the heart , but the will of man is not the cause of it . The will ...
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... born are the following . 1. An appetite for food . When born , we are prepared to take more or less satisfaction in the different kinds of food , which are suited to nourish the body . An appetite for food is called hunger , and an ...
... born are the following . 1. An appetite for food . When born , we are prepared to take more or less satisfaction in the different kinds of food , which are suited to nourish the body . An appetite for food is called hunger , and an ...
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... born again , to whom the love of holiness is restored , the other appetites are again brought into subjection ; though they have a warfare while they remain on earth . In heaven , the use of their animal appetites having ceased , the ...
... born again , to whom the love of holiness is restored , the other appetites are again brought into subjection ; though they have a warfare while they remain on earth . In heaven , the use of their animal appetites having ceased , the ...
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... born without it . This is the reason why this class of objects are not relish- ed or loved by men . Still , the loss of it did not affect , impair , or destroy the other appetites with which Adam was created , and with which his pos ...
... born without it . This is the reason why this class of objects are not relish- ed or loved by men . Still , the loss of it did not affect , impair , or destroy the other appetites with which Adam was created , and with which his pos ...
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... born desti- tute of it ; and when any person is born again , this appetite is . created in him . Still , under these changes we are the same moral accountable agents , and are so treated by our Maker.- The theory , then , advanced in ...
... born desti- tute of it ; and when any person is born again , this appetite is . created in him . Still , under these changes we are the same moral accountable agents , and are so treated by our Maker.- The theory , then , advanced in ...
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Page 208 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words : Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain...
Page 2 - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 18 - A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil : for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Page 18 - The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Page 38 - ... and what we ought to do and what we ought not to do, whoever came into the world without having an innate idea of them?
Page 386 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not : for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Page 224 - Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Page 190 - Nay, but O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus...
Page 309 - no man shall see the Lord." Qualified, however, in our faculties, to know and serve God ; with the volume of inspiration before us ; surrounded, on every side, by an...
Page 226 - If a man look on a woman, to lust after her, he hath committed. adultery with her already in his heart.