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... Christ in general , and not those of any section of that church in particular . The author trusts he can say , without any affec- tation , that the design of this publication is an at- tempt to do good to a large and interesting class ...
... Christ in general , and not those of any section of that church in particular . The author trusts he can say , without any affec- tation , that the design of this publication is an at- tempt to do good to a large and interesting class ...
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... Christ whom thou hast sent . " The revela- tion which God has given of himself is complete . He is made known as possessed of every attribute , which can command the reverence , and excite the best affections of every holy being . If ...
... Christ whom thou hast sent . " The revela- tion which God has given of himself is complete . He is made known as possessed of every attribute , which can command the reverence , and excite the best affections of every holy being . If ...
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James Matheson. It is , then , in the face of Jesus Christ that God's perfections are known , understood , and adored . It is , however , to be deeply regretted , that too many are satisfied without that knowledge of God , which is ...
James Matheson. It is , then , in the face of Jesus Christ that God's perfections are known , understood , and adored . It is , however , to be deeply regretted , that too many are satisfied without that knowledge of God , which is ...
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... Christ gives of the character of Jehovah , is the only one that will be found influential , both as it regards love to the divine perfections , and joy and peace in contem- plating them . It is through faith in Christ that the sinner ...
... Christ gives of the character of Jehovah , is the only one that will be found influential , both as it regards love to the divine perfections , and joy and peace in contem- plating them . It is through faith in Christ that the sinner ...
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... Christ is displayed in his resurrection , ascension , and exaltation to the mediatorial throne . The numerous and invaluable blessings of the great salvation are also described , and the way by which sinners may obtain them , without ...
... Christ is displayed in his resurrection , ascension , and exaltation to the mediatorial throne . The numerous and invaluable blessings of the great salvation are also described , and the way by which sinners may obtain them , without ...
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Page 171 - Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of Hosts.
Page 137 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Page 102 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel...
Page 128 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Page 168 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 126 - And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Page 136 - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 98 - But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Page 40 - Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Page 221 - For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.